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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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68/10024:28What makes quantum computers SO powerful?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

68/1001:00:49The Complex Universe, with Sean CarrollB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk

68/10017:39How do Americans REALLY Speak? | English Lesson with Asheville Flood SurvivorsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English

68/10017:45The Weirdest Tool in Underwater ConstructionB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

68/1001:45:52AUTOBillionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

68/10014:55How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking | Advait Sarkar | TEDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTED

68/10017:57What Really Happened at the Arecibo Telescope?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

68/10047:55AUTOWe’re not doomed by climate change. We’re just confused. | The Gray AreaB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVox

68/10050:11The Science of Replaceable Parts, with Mary RoachB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk

68/1002:05:23AUTOWhat Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina WestlundB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

68/10054:49AUTOBee Problems, Solved + A Secret Speakeasy House Tour + Why Contractors Walk AwayB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThis Old House

68/10010:14How to Get a Talent Visa in the US | Practice Speaking EnglishB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastRachel's English

68/10011:44This Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The UniverseB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

68/10016:49Michelle Yeoh Breaks Down Her Career, from 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' to 'Wicked'B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair

68/10016:59AUTO15 Daily English Phrases that you NEED to knowB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa

68/10013:32AUTOTrump’s Big Violent 80th Birthday Party at the White House, "Great Deal" with Iran & NY Knicks WinB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

68/10033:52Flash photography used to be pretty wildC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

68/10026:42How Humans Invented NationalismB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

68/1003:17:51Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman

68/10014:06AUTOFraming Slang: What They're ACTUALLY SayingB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman

68/10023:48AUTOBuild Science 401™- Common Above-Grade Wall | Episode 8B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

68/1001:47:03AUTOThe Keto Psychiatrist: What Keto Is Really Doing To Your Body! Can It Cure 43% Of Mental Illness?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

68/1002:37:48AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2372 - Garry NolanB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE

68/10013:31Cold Doesn’t Exist (And 4 Other Things Scientists Used to Think Were Real)C1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastSciShow

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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