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5,228 videos from 45 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

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ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,820)Entertainment (1,125)Podcasts (849)Talk shows (446)

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76/10015:03AUTOTrump’s Mixed Messages About War in Iran, He Gets a Vigorous Stroking by Tech CEOs & His Gross RashB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

76/1002:45:39AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2379 - Matthew McConaugheyB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

76/10022:21How Fish Survive Hydro TurbinesC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

76/1003:14:34Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #472B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastLex Fridman

76/10019:07The Logistics of Natural GasC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions

76/1005:14:50John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

76/1008:57AUTOInde Navarrette on Her New Hit Movie Obsession, Being a Daredevil & She Makes a Wish with JimmyA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

76/10029:37AUTOWhat Does Palantir Actually Want? (Re-upload)B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastColdFusion

76/10020:47The Duffer Brothers Break Down a Scene From 'Stranger Things' | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair

76/10027:53New Year’s Resolutions┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastRachel's English

76/10021:12AUTOHow this 8,000-ft. Mountain Home Holds Up an Infinity Pool | Altitude Adjustment - Ep. 6B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

76/10011:49Why People Thought "Aliens" Made These RocksC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastSciShow

76/1008:36AUTOBacon-wrapped lil' smokies and seven-layer barsB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

76/10016:11Jamie Foxx Rewatches Django Unchained, Ray, Collateral & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastVanity Fair

76/10025:07AUTOSolana’s Anatoly Yakovenko on Crypto's Next Era: Quantum, AI, and the Future of MoneyB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

76/10011:40Could You Kiss a T. rex?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

76/10048:24I messed up. You're using too much detergent.B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

76/10012:32AUTOI Went to India's Most Bizarre FestivalB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

76/10055:00The World's Most Important MachineB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

76/10016:17Why Fish Ladders (Mostly) WorkB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

76/10023:08AUTOThe Six-Country Fight Over These Tiny, Terrible IslandsC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastWendover Productions

76/10016:40This Video is AI Generated! SORA ReviewB1-B2 · ~6,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

76/10025:40This Paradox Splits Smart People 50/50B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium

76/10021:47AUTOThis Country is Trapped in the 1950s (Cuba)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

English channels, ranked

ChannelsAny Made for learners Real-world content

Ranked by median difficulty, easiest first. The bar is a range, not a label — a channel typically spans a wide stretch of the scale, so one level would be false for its own hardest videos.

#	Channel	Level range (0–100)	Median	Typical band	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	TED-Ed	27–91	50	C1-C2	medium	192	19 h
2	National Geographic	27–89	57	B2-C2	medium	65	81 h
3	TED	22–87	58	B2-C2	fast	69	16 h
4	Essential Craftsman	33–87	63	B2-C1	fast	137	39 h
5	Real Engineering	47–86	64	C1-C2	fast	76	30 h
6	Technology Connections	56–90	67	B2-C2	fast	89	47 h
7	Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell	13–88	68	B2-C2	fast	60	13 h
8	Veritasium	48–92	69	B2-C2	fast	118	56 h
9	Lex Fridman	27–89	70	B2-C1	fast	127	377 h
10	StarTalk	40–91	70	B2-C2	fast	109	98 h
11	Acquired	33–91	71	B2-C2	fast	86	221 h
12	Yes Theory	28–87	72	B1-B2	fast	90	48 h
13	ColdFusion	55–86	72	B2-C2	fast	118	38 h
14	Vox	43–90	72	B2-C2	fast	93	51 h
15	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	122	41 h
16	Andrew Huberman	45–95	74	B2-C2	fast	145	238 h
17	Practical Engineering	59–89	75	B2-C2	fast	142	41 h
18	Johnny Harris	49–90	75	B2-C2	fast	117	62 h
19	Wendover Productions	52–91	76	C1-C2	fast	129	47 h
20	SciShow	55–96	76	C1-C2	fast	197	48 h
21	Jimmy Kimmel Live	36–87	76	B1-B2	fast	196	42 h
22	WIRED	26–91	77	B2-C2	fast	73	28 h
23	Vanity Fair	38–91	78	B1-B2	fast	96	28 h
24	The Diary Of A CEO	38–92	79	B1-B2	fast	152	316 h
25	All-In Podcast	45–90	81	B2-C2	fast	132	143 h
26	PowerfulJRE	40–90	81	B1-C1	very fast	99	269 h
27	Matt Risinger	55–92	83	B2-C2	very fast	140	54 h
28	Doug DeMuro	65–90	83	B2-C1	very fast	141	100 h
29	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	32	6 h
30	Drew Binsky	40–97	85	B1-B2	very fast	132	72 h
31	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B2-C2	very fast	54	32 h
32	Adam Ragusea	24–96	87	B2-C2	very fast	186	54 h
33	Marques Brownlee	53–92	87	B2-C2	very fast	127	28 h
34	MrBeast	75–94	87	B1-B2	very fast	92	34 h
35	This Old House	58–94	88	B2-C2	very fast	90	46 h
36	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C1	very fast	43	15 h
37	Joshua Weissman	64–96	90	B2-C2	very fast	117	45 h
38	3Blue1Brown	80–94	91	B2-C2	very fast	58	24 h

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