Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

1,777 videos from 17 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

1,777
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17
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1,435 h
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591
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The number on each thumbnail is its difficulty score out of 100: mostly speaking pace, partly vocabulary load. How it is measured →

68/10044:15There Is Something Faster Than LightB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium68/10046:547 DAYS IN SYRIA IN 2022B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory68/1001:28:22AUTOSex 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 CEO68/1002:06:15AUTOMatthew McConaughey: The Silent Crisis No One Is Talking About! I Sabotaged My Own Career!B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO68/1004:27:46Sam Harris: Trump, Pandemic, Twitter, Elon, Bret, IDW, Kanye, AI & UFOs | Lex Fridman Podcast #365B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman68/1002:34:12AUTOEx-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 CEO68/1001:27:38AUTOThe 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 CEO68/1002:48:12Max Tegmark: The Case for Halting AI Development | Lex Fridman Podcast #371B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman68/1002:13:05AUTOThe Investing & Crypto Expert: "We Only Have 6 Years Until Everything Changes!" - Raoul PalB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO68/10030:45AUTOTraveling to the “Worst” Country in EuropeB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory68/10033:02Historian Answers Renaissance Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastWIRED68/1002:14:27AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2345 - Roman YampolskiyB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE68/1001:39:12AUTOWorld-Renowned Physicist: They Are Lying To You About UFOs & Reality - Michio KakuB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO68/1001:04:17Donald Trump Interview | Lex Fridman Podcast #442B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman68/1001:46:42Shannon Curry: Johnny Depp & Amber Heard Trial, Marriage, Dating & Love | Lex Fridman Podcast #366B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman68/1001:28:58AUTOThe Iran War Expert: I Simulated The Iran War for 20 Years. Here’s What Happens NextB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO69/1002:11:36AUTOThe Poo Doctor: This Cheap Spice Fixes A Damaged Gut!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO69/1002:10:17Chris Voss: FBI Hostage Negotiator | Lex Fridman Podcast #364B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman69/10031:14Teaching ESL Teachers┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastRachel's English69/10031:51Diphthongs┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB2-C2 · ~20,000 words · fastRachel's English69/1002:41:58Mark Zuckerberg: Future of AI at Meta, Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp | Lex Fridman Podcast #383B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman69/1002:44:23AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2387 - Gregg BradenB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE69/1002:23:56Sam Altman: OpenAI CEO on GPT-4, ChatGPT, and the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #367B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman69/1001:52:40World’s First Iron Man in Antarctica – PROJECT ICEMAN (4K Full Film)B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastYes Theory

Which English channel to start with

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.

#ChannelLevel range (0–100)MedianTypical bandPaceVideosHours
1Easy English64831B1-B2medium13837 h
2BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
3Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
4Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

3 of these 4 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 86. That gap is pace: what separates the easiest of these channels from the hardest is how fast people talk, not which words they use. How that is measured →

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