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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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LevelAny Beginner Intermediate Advanced

LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

PaceAny Slow Medium Fast Very fast

ContentAny Made for learners Real-world content Science & ideas (1,814)Entertainment (1,122)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (443)

SortEasiest first Hardest first Newest

65/10010:10AUTOEvery Sawzall Trick You Need to KnowB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

65/10053:45AUTOThe Black Hole Detection Project That Just Got Defunded, with Kelly Holley-BockelmannB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk

65/10031:54Exposing The Flaw In Our Phone SystemB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium

65/10019:32Sexuality Professor Answers Dating Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastWIRED

65/1005:33Travel to Costa Rica & Experience Pura Vida | National GeographicB2-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastNational Geographic

65/10016:145 Weird Things We Figured Out On the ISSB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastSciShow

65/10026:39AUTOShe Cooks Your Leftover McDonald’s (For Profit)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

65/10033:39The Man Who Took LSD and Changed The WorldB2-C2 · ~14,000 words · fastVeritasium

66/10039:30The REAL reason the US can’t beat IranB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

66/10015:07AUTOAaliyah Edwards vs. Paige Bueckers | Hot Ones VersusB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

66/10020:05How Nebula WorksC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering

66/10014:59I’ll Help You Speak Like a Native: My Work Trip Vlog for Perfect English Pronunciation!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastRachel's English

66/10027:10What They (Probably) Don't Teach You About Rainbows At SchoolB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium

66/10010:22AUTOThe Time I Had a Gun Pulled on Me Over This SkilsawB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

66/1001:46:18AUTODopamine Expert: How TikTok Is Physically Rewiring Your Brain (Permanent Damage?)B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

66/10022:22The Most Important Material Ever MadeC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastVeritasium

66/10037:15Why it's not possible to synchronize turn signals (but also absolutely is)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

66/10017:05AUTOAdam Richman vs. Andrew Zimmern | Hot Ones VersusB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

66/10017:36How do vinyl records hold stereo sound?C1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

66/1006:15Foods that go crunch ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

66/10020:43Why West Virginia is so PoorB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastWendover Productions

66/10027:28This cassette player is built into an 8-track cartridgeC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

66/1002:19:00Matthew McConaughey: Freedom, Truth, Family, Hardship, and Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #384B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman

66/10014:51AUTOTrump Thinks We're as Dumb as He Is, Gaslights Us on Oil Prices & Hegseth’s a Sensitive SnowflakeB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

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	192	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	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	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	118	38 h
14	Vox	43–90	72	B2-C2	fast	92	51 h
15	First We Feast	39–97	72	B1-B2	fast	121	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	117	62 h
19	Wendover Productions	52–91	76	C1-C2	fast	129	47 h
20	SciShow	55–96	76	C1-C2	fast	196	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	140	99 h
29	The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon	40–89	84	B1-B2	very fast	32	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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