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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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79/10010:46The Autism Spectrum Diagnosis Might Not LastB2-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastSciShow

79/10016:25The Simple Genius of NYC’s Water Supply SystemC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastWendover Productions

79/1001:27:50AUTOTrump Brokers Gaza Peace Deal, National Guard in Chicago, OpenAI/AMD, AI Roundtripping, Gold RallyB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

79/1002:13:07Aaron Smith-Levin: Scientology | Lex Fridman Podcast #361B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

79/10024:081955 vs 2025, who actually had it better?B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

79/1007:16New York style cheesecakeC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea

79/10031:57100 Hours in America's Strange "Cult City"B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastYes Theory

79/10014:22What's the Difference Between Paint and Coatings?B2-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

79/10027:40AUTOBuild Podcast | Episode 198: Perfect Plumbing Plan with Eric AuneB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

79/1001:20:31AUTOSpaceX IPO, Iran War Fallout, Quantum Bitcoin Hack, The Space OpportunityB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast

79/10031:19AUTO8 Days Alone in World’s Most Dangerous Country (Yemen)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

79/10016:39AUTOAn Unknown Engineer is Apple's New CEOB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion

79/1002:28:46AUTOThe Savings Expert: Are You Under 45? You Won't Get A Pension! Don't Buy A House! - Jaspreet SinghB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

79/10034:58AUTOEssentials: Using Hypnosis to Enhance Mental & Physical Health & Performance | Dr. David SpiegelB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

79/10031:57AUTOThe Citroen DS Is the Ultimate Quirky French CarB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

79/1003:01:06AUTOHow to Increase Your Speed, Mobility & Longevity with Plyometrics & Sprinting | Stuart McMillanB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

79/10027:57Exploring the Secret US Government Town with No Internet & Phone Service (100% Disconnected?)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory

79/10019:58I Struck A Match With a Bullet (380,117 frames per second SlowMo) - Smarter Every Day 294B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastSmarterEveryDay

79/1002:38:15AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2463 - Steve-OB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

79/10010:18The Most Controversial Problem in PhilosophyB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastVeritasium

79/10028:42The Secret Spy Tech Inside Every Credit CardB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium

79/10024:13HEAVY CONSTRUCTION of a Sewage Pump Station - Ep 3B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

79/10027:29AUTOThe 2026 Genesis G90 Black Edition Is a $110,000 Ultra-Luxury SedanB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

79/1001:16:35AUTOACQ2: The Insane Productivity of Andrew Ross SorkinB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastAcquired

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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