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.

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LengthAny Under 10 min 10–30 min Over 30 min

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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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70/10010:02AUTOGroundwater, EXPLAINED with Wade Paquin | Best of Build ShowB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

70/10015:03The Problem with the Next Moon MissionC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastReal Engineering

70/10022:40How Dangerous is a Penny Dropped From a Skyscraper?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium

70/10034:32AUTOBuild Science 401™- Passive House Wall Assembly | Episode 9B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastMatt Risinger

70/10028:24Let's Learn English! Topic: Compound Nouns! 🎂🛒🚏 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

70/10044:09Fear Factor Detroit (Full Episode) | Drugs, Inc: The FixB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastNational Geographic

70/10025:15Why California Has So Many ProblemsC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWendover Productions

70/10055:30AUTOSteven Spielberg Believes in AliensB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk

70/1003:10:44AUTORenaissance Technologies (Audio)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAcquired

70/10035:21AUTOImproving Health With Stronger Brain-Body Connection | Huberman Lab EssentialsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman

70/1003:31:03David Pakman: Politics of Trump, Biden, Bernie, AOC, Socialism & Wokeism | Lex Fridman Podcast #375B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

70/10030:22We Took a 102-Year-Old to Her Last ContinentB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory

70/10013:21AUTOSteve Carell on His First Date Ever, Realizing He Can't Dance at a Paul McCartney Concert & RoosterB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

70/10054:16AUTOAging in Place + Buying the Right Generator + Roseanne Cash’s BrownstoneB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House

70/10026:19Let's Learn English! Topic: When Things Go Wrong Part 2 💥⚠️🔧 (Lesson Only)B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

70/1003:10:49Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories | Lex Fridman Podcast #430B1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman

70/1004:11:06AUTOClimate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin | Lex Fridman Podcast #339B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman

70/1001:38:06AUTOSpotify CEO Daniel EkB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAcquired

70/10016:56The Hidden Engineering of Wildlife CrossingsB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastPractical Engineering

70/10014:50AUTOTrump’s Unnecessary War Drags On, He Wants to Gift Himself Medal of Honor & Kash Patel BombshellB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live

70/10014:15AUTOHow New Cars Are Spying on DriversB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastColdFusion

70/10028:18Let's Learn English! Topic: Buying and Selling! 💷🛍️💳 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian

70/10021:53AUTODavid Duchovny Lives the Technicolor Universe While Eating Spicy Wings | Hot OnesB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast

70/10011:49Let's Kill You a Billion Times to Make You ImmortalB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell

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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