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5,210 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 (1,812)Entertainment (1,121)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (442)

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47/1006:15How do we adapt to the cold? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

47/10018:46Why screwworm is coming for your beefB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea

47/1007:14AUTOBritish Dialect Training for AuditionsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

47/10025:00Speak English in 30 Minutes: Advanced English LessonA2-B1 · ~3,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa

47/10012:0415 Stunningly Beautiful English Words YOU Should Use More Often! (+ Free PDF & Quiz)B2-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

47/10013:01LISA Takes a Lie Detector Test | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumVanity Fair

47/1005:37What happens if you eat a silica gel packet? - Vivian JiangC1-C2 · ~20,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

47/10052:26AUTOBaking vs cooking — also, math class vs art class (PODCAST E69)B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea

47/10010:41How to Unlock Your Flirting Superpowers | Francesca Hogi | TEDB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED

47/1008:08Business English Test: Can you pass it? (Listening + vocabulary exam)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

47/1008:01Iran protesters killed: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

47/10014:58How to Respond to “How are you?”B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumRachel's English

47/1003:02:11Underwater Myths & Legends Uncovered: Drain the Oceans | MEGA EPISODE | National GeographicB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumNational Geographic

47/10013:165 MOST ADVANCED English GRAMMAR Structures!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

47/10013:38AUTOThe 'Tell Me Lies' Cast Plays Hot Ones Wing PongB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast

47/1006:00Can you solve the trickster god riddle? - Alex RosenthalB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

47/10055:51English Vocabulary in 1 hour: advanced vocabulary lessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa

47/10016:27AUTOChase Infiniti vs. Rowan Blanchard | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumFirst We Feast

47/1008:57AUTOLearn Common Sleep Vocabulary in English | British vs. American TermsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

47/1003:26:41John Mearsheimer: Israel-Palestine, Russia-Ukraine, China, NATO, and WW3 | Lex Fridman Podcast #401B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumLex Fridman

47/1009:44AUTO4 Saws You Need & Probably Don’t OwnB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman

47/10014:11EXPRESSIVE ENGLISH ways to say "Nice"!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me

47/10010:39BOX SET: English In A Minute 25 – TEN English lessons in 10 minutes!B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

47/1001:06:08C1 (Advanced) Vocabulary in 1 Hour - Ultimate C1 Guide (+ 2 FREE C1 ebooks!)B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumEnglish with Lucy

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	191	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	136	38 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	108	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	117	38 h
14	Vox	43–90	72	B2-C2	fast	91	51 h
15	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	120	41 h
16	Andrew Huberman	45–95	75	B2-C2	fast	144	237 h
17	Practical Engineering	59–89	75	B2-C2	fast	142	41 h
18	Johnny Harris	49–90	75	B2-C2	fast	116	62 h
19	Wendover Productions	52–91	76	C1-C2	fast	129	47 h
20	SciShow	55–96	76	C1-C2	fast	194	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	139	99 h
29	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	30	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	89	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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