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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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64/10010:11AUTOI Cooked For An Italian GrandmaB1-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJoshua Weissman

64/10033:10How Hearing & Balance Enhance Focus & Learning | Huberman Lab EssentialsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

64/10026:35Let's Learn English! Topic: Things You Should Check! 💱⛅🌡️ (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

64/10019:18Let's Learn English! Topic: Animal Sounds! 🐄🐖🦆 (Lesson Only)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

64/10040:43Sony Betacam: Not the Beta you're thinking of (it's way better)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

64/10013:22AUTOThe Questionable Engineering of the 737 MaxC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering

64/10044:32100 Hours Inside Syria's Failed Dictatorship (heartbreaking journey)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory

64/1003:19:52AUTODuncan Trussell: Comedy, Sentient Robots, Suffering, Love & Burning Man | Lex Fridman Podcast #312B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

64/10012:56Why Geologists Lick Petrified PoopC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastSciShow

64/10021:5814 Advanced English Phrases for DAILY LIFEB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

64/10033:11I tricked my car charging station into powering a 7.5 kW heaterB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

64/10033:24The Crystal That Could Destroy All MedicineB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium

64/10020:30Sawing a Dam in Half (on Purpose)B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

64/1008:095 ways to connect with peopleB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastTED-Ed

64/10011:11How Do Seatbelts Work?C1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering

64/1002:50:31AUTODefining Healthy Masculinity & How to Build It | Terry RealB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

64/10023:34Why Democracy Is Mathematically ImpossibleB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium

64/1001:02:32AUTOThe Science Of Revenge, with James KimmelB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk

64/1004:54This is the most common way to get head lice - Nazzy PakpourC1-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastTED-Ed

64/10014:58Why AI Isn’t Going to Become Conscious | Anil Seth | TEDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTED

64/10022:17Why Do Escalator Steps Have Teeth?B2-C1 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

64/1006:14How advertisers make us spend money ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

64/10028:17AUTOReal English Conversation: Advanced English LessonB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

64/1001:38:39AUTOThe Microbiome Doctor: Doctors Were Wrong! The 3 Foods You Should Eat For Perfect Gut Health!B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

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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