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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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77/10035:54AUTOInsulation and Tesla Roof Update | Altitude Adjustment Ep. 12B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

77/1003:35:40AUTOLiv Boeree: Poker, Game Theory, AI, Simulation, Aliens & Existential Risk | Lex Fridman Podcast #314B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

77/10011:35AUTONew Artificial Heart Saved a LifeB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastColdFusion

77/10010:57The First Human Bladder Transplant Just HappenedB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastSciShow

77/1001:30:07AUTOGodfather of AI: They Keep Silencing Me But I’m Trying to Warn Them!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

77/10024:442,000 People Fight For $5,000,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastMrBeast

77/10053:52AUTOHard Water Woes + Ann Patchett’s Wild Childhood Home + Heat Pump AdvantagesB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastThis Old House

77/10014:32AUTOHow A Chinese Villager Shook Silicon Valley [DeepSeek Founder]B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

77/1008:42Small Phones are Dead and We Killed ThemB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

77/10032:37Exploring America’s Most Isolated Town (extreme conditions, eating whale..)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory

77/1002:04:05AUTOHow To Catch a Criminal (with Science!) | CompilationB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

77/10010:36Why Apple, Samsung and Google Need Each OtherB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastMarques Brownlee

77/10019:35Where Does Grounded Electricity Actually Go?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

77/10013:55AUTOWhy Apple’s Vision Pro is the Next iPhone (Analysis)C1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion

77/10024:42How Governments Spy On Protestors—And How To Avoid It | Incognito Mode | WIREDB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastWIRED

77/10013:09AUTO3 Spicy Sandwiches You NEED to Make at Home | Hot KitchenB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

77/10050:55AUTOWhy We’re Going Back to Venus, with David GrinspoonB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk

77/10025:42AUTOCody Rhodes Gets Power Slammed By Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

77/1001:52:40AUTOKevin O'Leary: Every Time You Get Paid, Do This! It 10xs Your Income Without Having To Work Harder!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

77/10022:10AUTOThe Mitsubishi Lancer Evo VI Is One of the Coolest JDM Cars EverB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

77/10025:28AUTOThe New 2026 Porsche 911 Turbo S Does It AllB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

77/1002:00:23AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2483 - Spencer PrattB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

77/1001:00:12AUTOLive Poker Match!: The Besties Vs. Phil Hellmuth, Alan Keating, and Jason KoonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

77/1008:08Hegseth's holy warB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVox

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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