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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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57/1002:07:49Walter Isaacson: Elon Musk, Steve Jobs, Einstein, Da Vinci & Ben Franklin | Lex Fridman Podcast #395B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

57/10024:4615 Important *Real* English Vocabulary PhrasesB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

57/1006:15Living with debt ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

57/1001:13:39Did Life Come From An Asteroid? With Harold Connolly Jr.B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumStarTalk

57/10044:18Tsunami: Breaking News (Full Episode) | Tsunami: Race Against Time | National GeographicB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastNational Geographic

57/1002:16:47AUTODr. Martha Beck (Oprah's Life Coach): This Weird Trick Reduces Anxiety & Fixed My Childhood Trauma!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

57/10014:49I'll teach YOU American English! ❤️B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English

57/10026:22Rural Juror?! (Your Questions Answered)┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastRachel's English

57/1005:37What staying up all night does to your brain - Anna RothschildC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

57/1005:05Why are there so many different kinds of dogs? - Kathleen Morrill PirovichC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

57/1005:00Are there any places on Earth with no bugs? - Charles WallaceC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

57/1008:52Gordon Ramsay Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIREDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastWIRED

57/10013:45Why Did These Ancient People Abandon Copper?C1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumSciShow

57/10023:22AUTOPenélope Cruz Laughs With Abandon While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

57/10054:44How Do We Get To Andromeda? | Cosmic Queries #111B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumStarTalk

57/10012:53AUTOTrump Blamed for World Cup Loss, Tiffany Haddish Loves Hot Soccer Players & Gets Emails from PrisonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

57/10015:35AUTOAll the Trailer Tie Down Mistakes I was Making....B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

57/10044:21Inside the Dangerous World of Illegal Gambling (Full Episode) | Trafficked | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastNational Geographic

57/1007:33These Rocks Are Petrified LightningB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumSciShow

57/10033:49History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIREDC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumWIRED

57/1006:53Thailand-Cambodia conflict: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

57/10020:50AUTOEnglish SPEAKING Practice: 10 Conversations for Daily LifeA2-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

57/1005:44AUTOGuillermo at the OscarsB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

57/1006:35English Rewind - 6 Minute English: SlangB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English

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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