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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 (1,814)Entertainment (1,122)Podcasts (848)Talk shows (443)

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66/1002:42:02AUTOHow Genes Shape Your Risk Taking & Morals | Dr. Kathryn Paige HardenB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

66/10012:57Is The World Getting More Violent?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

66/10012:02AUTOThis is Why You Need a Burke BarB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

66/10030:51AUTOHere's Why the Mercedes-Benz G550 Is a Great Enthusiast SUVB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastDoug DeMuro

66/10029:57The tech which can charge an electric car in 10 minutesC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

66/1001:01:22AUTOMost Popular English Conversations of 2025B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

66/10039:03Movies made sound with a light bulb: Sound-on-filmC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

66/10027:18AUTOLearn These Skills Before Day 1 on a Construction Site [Part 1]B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

66/10014:50AUTOCiara vs. Russell Wilson | Hot Ones VersusB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

66/10010:29Kamala Harris Answers The Web's Most Searched Questions | WIREDB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastWIRED

66/1001:15:33AUTOACQ2: The Software Behind Silicon (with Synopsys Founder Aart de Geus and CEO Sassine Ghazi)B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAcquired

66/1004:56One big reason that life on Earth exists - Elise CuttsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastTED-Ed

66/10026:48Let's Learn English! Topic: Body Part Idioms! 😛👣👁️ (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

66/10018:51BOX SET: English vocabulary mega-class! 🤩 Learn 8 expressions with 'on' and 'off'!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastBBC Learning English

66/10035:11Why the Swiss Love Their Guns (more than Americans)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

66/10015:55AUTOKate Hudson, Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, and Scott MacArthur Play Hot Ones Wing PongB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

66/1002:11:19AUTOFatty Liver Expert: The Toxic Ingredient Silently Filling Your Liver With Fat - Dr David UnwinB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

66/10041:35AUTOAnswering Questions about Higher Dimensions, Magnetic Poles & Mercury’s CoreB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk

67/10016:58Kim Kardashian & Teyana Taylor Take Lie Detector Tests | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair

67/10035:45AUTOAmerican democracy is breaking in a very predictable wayB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVox

67/1005:02Winter got you feeling down? Watch this - Kelly RohanC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastTED-Ed

67/10019:32AUTOShould I buy a Sawmill?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

67/10031:45Why Hacking is the Future of WarB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

67/1002:59:36AUTOThe Cancelled Professor: Men Are Hardwired To Cheat! - Dr Gad SaadB2-C2 · ~8,000 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	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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