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5,229 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 (850)Talk shows (446)

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76/10012:13What Really Happened with the Substation Attack in North Carolina?C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

76/10011:035 Ways Space Is Actually Good for YouB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

76/10022:38AUTOThe 2026 Nissan Armada Nismo Is Weird and HilariousB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

76/10010:31AUTO7 Tools I'll Never Have to ReplaceB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

76/10053:47Pompeii Changed How I Think About The Roman Empire - Smarter Every Day 310B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastSmarterEveryDay

76/10032:17What Qatar Doesn't Want the World to See | WORLD CUP 2022B2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

76/1002:12:22Andrew Huberman: Relationships, Drama, Betrayal, Sex, and Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #393B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

76/10020:37Rebuilding the Oroville Dam SpillwaysC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

76/10055:01AUTOStop Killing Your Plants + Carl Radke’s Story of Home + Flooring Mistakes to AvoidB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House

76/10014:11AUTORuPaul on His Amazing Prom Photo, Whether He'd Ever Run for President & New Movie Stop! That! Train!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

76/10019:56Engineering The Largest Nuclear Fusion ReactorC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

76/1004:12What happens when you break a bone? - Gurpreet Baht and Natalie PangC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTED-Ed

76/10018:13The US Military’s Massive Global Transportation SystemB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions

76/1002:48:38AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2522 - Tony HinchcliffeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

76/10019:39The Incredibly Unique Triple Barreled Pistol... - Smarter Every Day 304B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSmarterEveryDay

76/10027:37AUTOThe 2007 Mercedes-Benz SL65 AMG Was a Crazy Luxury Muscle CarB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

76/10013:41AUTOI Went To India's Temple Of 20,000 RatsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

76/1001:34:51AUTOHoward Marks & Andrew Marks: Something of ValueB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAcquired

76/10017:40How the USA Colonized the USA, MappedB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

76/10026:12AUTOThe Jaguar E-Type V12 Is an Icon With a Monster EngineB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

76/1008:24How Finland defeated fascismB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox

76/10024:30Linguist Answers Word Origin Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastWIRED

76/10029:04Ethan Hawke Breaks Down His Career, From 'Training Day' to 'Boyhood' | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair

76/10034:49AUTOEssentials: Build a Healthy Gut Microbiome | Dr. Justin SonnenburgB2-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

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	Vocabulary range	Pace	Videos	Hours
1	TED-Ed	27–91	50	B2-C2	medium	192	19 h
2	National Geographic	27–89	57	B2-C2	medium	65	81 h
3	TED	22–87	58	B1-C2	fast	69	16 h
4	Essential Craftsman	33–87	63	B1-C2	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	B1-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-C1	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	B2-C2	fast	129	47 h
20	SciShow	55–96	76	B2-C2	fast	197	48 h
21	Jimmy Kimmel Live	36–87	76	B1-C1	fast	196	42 h
22	WIRED	26–91	77	B1-C2	fast	73	28 h
23	Vanity Fair	38–91	78	B1-C1	fast	96	28 h
24	The Diary Of A CEO	38–92	79	B1-C2	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	B1-C2	very fast	141	100 h
29	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-C1	very fast	32	6 h
30	Drew Binsky	40–97	85	B1-C1	very fast	132	72 h
31	SmarterEveryDay	59–91	86	B1-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	B1-C2	very fast	90	46 h
36	Mark Rober	72–95	89	B2-C2	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

The vocabulary range is each channel’s own spread, not a single verdict: in three of every four of its videos the vocabulary starts at the lower level or above and stays at the upper one or below. Its top end tracks how far the rare words reach, so a channel devoted to one subject sits high on it without being hard to follow — the median score is the column that answers that.

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