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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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60/10017:35When Kitty Litter Caused a Nuclear CatastropheC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumPractical Engineering

60/1006:40Death penalty for former Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina: BBC Learning English from the NewsB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

60/10049:34AUTOIf AI can do your classwork, why go to college? | The Gray AreaB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastVox

60/10026:09Your Questions Answered┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastRachel's English

60/10024:01The V-22 Osprey and why it keeps crashingB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastReal Engineering

60/1002:53:32AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2503 - Eric WeinsteinB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

60/10011:35What would J.R.R. Tolkien think of Palantir?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVox

60/10022:50Let's Learn English! Topic: Getting Ready for Winter! 🥶🧥☃️ (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

60/1002:47:17Yann Lecun: Meta AI, Open Source, Limits of LLMs, AGI & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #416B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastLex Fridman

60/1005:13What are warts — and how do you get rid of them? - Cella WrightC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumTED-Ed

60/10016:297 Simple (and EASY!) Habits for Better English SpeakingB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English

60/1009:27Astronauts home after 9 months in space: BBC Learning English from the NewsB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

60/10015:59AUTOIs Africa the Next China?C1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumWendover Productions

60/10021:20AUTO5 Seconds of Summer | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

60/10015:18The World's Largest Emerald Shouldn't ExistC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumSciShow

60/10029:35AUTOHitchhiking Across the World's Strictest Country... (CHINA)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory

60/10017:49The Insane Engineering of the GameboyC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumReal Engineering

60/1001:45:58AUTOKamala Harris: America Is At Breaking Point & I'm Deeply Concerned About The State Of The Country!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

60/1006:32Why are billionaires building bunkers? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

60/10016:45AUTOThe Problems with China's Space ProgramC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastReal Engineering

60/10020:32The 50 Important Phrasal Verbs in EnglishB1-B2 · ~6,000 words · fastEnglish with Lucy

60/10019:27The Insane Engineering of the ThunderscreechC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumReal Engineering

60/10016:17AUTOCreative Ways to Dig Holes FasterB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

60/10054:52AUTOHow Your Memory Can Remake the Past | The Gray AreaB1-C1 · ~4,000 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	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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