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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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83/10018:48This Is How AI Is Rewriting the Rules of WarB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastJohnny Harris

83/10043:28AUTOWhy everything on the internet is getting worse | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox

83/10013:47Apple Vision Pro is Missing Something...B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

83/10033:24AUTOEssentials: Therapy, Treating Trauma & Other Life Challenges | Dr. Paul ContiB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastAndrew Huberman

83/10012:35AUTOMark Wahlberg on Bartending at His Daughter’s College & He Guesses Which Pedestrians are from BostonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

83/10012:21AUTOChainsaw Newbie Tips - Part 2B2-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastEssential Craftsman

83/1009:39AUTOLucy Halliday on The Handmaid’s Tale Sequel, Trouble with the BBC & Growing Up in ScotlandB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

83/10029:21AUTOTom Holland and Jon Bernthal Team Up While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastFirst We Feast

83/10029:36Traveling to the Strangest Country on EarthB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory

83/1002:45:26Dan Houser: GTA, Red Dead Redemption, Rockstar, Absurd & Future of Gaming | Lex Fridman Podcast #484B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

83/10016:58Every Type of Railcar Explained in 15 MinutesB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

83/1002:12:01AUTOThe Biggest Mysteries Science Still Hasn't Solved | CompilationB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastSciShow

83/1002:32:00AUTORyan Graves: UFOs, Fighter Jets, and Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #308B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastLex Fridman

83/1004:18Why animals help each other - Ashley WardC1-C2 · ~15,000 words · fastTED-Ed

83/10014:58AUTOWalton Goggins on Asking Justin Theroux to Join Fallout, Working in Spain & Watching the World CupA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastJimmy Kimmel Live

83/1008:44AUTOHow to Fill Joints Properly | Best of Build ShowB1-C2 · ~3,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

83/10015:53Why Some Roads Are Made of StyrofoamC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

83/10018:10Which Is Easier To Pull? (Railcars vs. Road Cars)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastPractical Engineering

83/1002:22:18AUTOHoliday Special 2022B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastAcquired

83/10017:56AUTONew Zealand's Australia ProblemB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastWendover Productions

83/1001:09:04AUTOAre We Insulating The Wrong way?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

83/1001:42:10AUTOAI Sovereignty Wars, Palantir-Nvidia Deal, SCOTUS Birthright Ruling, Newsom’s CA Budget LieB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastAll-In Podcast

83/10011:45The M4 Mac Mini is Incredible!B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · very fastMarques Brownlee

83/10023:51AUTOOffsite Pre-Cut Lumber to Onsite Framing | Altitude Adjustment - Ep. 5B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastMatt Risinger

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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