Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

5,228 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.

5,228

videos scored

channels

3,270 h

of material

988

made for learners

Find something to watch

The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

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

68/10016:36Timer switches: literally just a clock and a switchB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections

68/10013:56How Are Memories Stored Inside Your Brain?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

68/1001:28:22AUTOSex Expert (Esther Perel): The Relationship Crisis No One Talks About That's Killing Your Sex Life!B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

68/1002:06:15AUTOMatthew McConaughey: The Silent Crisis No One Is Talking About! I Sabotaged My Own Career!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

68/1001:05:28AUTOSpending 13 Days Alone in Syria (During the War)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

68/10014:54AUTORay Romano on Becoming a Grandfather, His Wife Turning Him Down for Sex & Getting OlderA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

68/1004:27:46Sam Harris: Trump, Pandemic, Twitter, Elon, Bret, IDW, Kanye, AI & UFOs | Lex Fridman Podcast #365B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman

68/1002:34:12AUTOEx-Google Exec (WARNING): The Next 15 Years Will Be Hell Before We Get To Heaven! - Mo GawdatB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

68/10015:10AUTOHow the iPod Made Apple Relevant AgainB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastColdFusion

68/10010:44Why Scientists Are Puzzled By This VirusB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

68/10022:15Every secret CIA prison, mappedB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastJohnny Harris

68/1001:27:38AUTOThe AI Safety Expert: These Are The Only 5 Jobs That Will Remain In 2030! - Dr. Roman YampolskiyB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

68/10024:19AUTOWhy Sagrada Familia Took 144 Years to CompleteC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastReal Engineering

68/10053:09AUTOThe Physics of Sci-Fi Monsters, with Charles LiuB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk

68/1002:48:12Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

68/10048:46AUTOThe global baby bust | The Gray AreaB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVox

68/10020:09AUTOSurviving Kidnapping by former CIA AgentB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory

68/10017:20How Water Recycling WorksC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

68/10021:38AUTOHow Airlines Decide Which Plane to UseB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastWendover Productions

68/10026:49AUTOBuild Science 401™- Foundation | Episode 3B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

68/10022:46AUTOBuild Science 401™- Flat Roof Assembly | Episode 12B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

68/10013:06AUTOTrump Fed Daily Sizzle Reel of Stuff Blowing Up in Iran & Melania Has a Robot in the White HouseB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

68/1002:13:05AUTOThe Investing & Crypto Expert: "We Only Have 6 Years Until Everything Changes!" - Raoul PalB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO

68/10012:46AUTO17 Funny Things About Persian Culture (I Love Iran!)B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastDrew Binsky

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

Watching is the other halfYouTube gives you one subtitle line, in one language. Linglass puts English and your own language on screen together, and turns any word you tap into a flashcard.Add to Chrome — free