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Comprehensible input in English

3,654 videos from 34 channels, each scored from its own subtitle track — vocabulary load and speaking pace. Filter to your level, then watch it on YouTube.

3,654
videos scored
34
channels
2,338 h
of material
987
made for learners

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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 →

64/10033:10How Hearing & Balance Enhance Focus & Learning | Huberman Lab EssentialsB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman64/10040:43Sony Betacam: Not the Beta you're thinking of (it's way better)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastTechnology Connections64/10044:32100 Hours Inside Syria's Failed Dictatorship (heartbreaking journey)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastYes Theory64/1003:19:52AUTODuncan Trussell: Comedy, Sentient Robots, Suffering, Love & Burning Man | Lex Fridman Podcast #312B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman64/10033:11I tricked my car charging station into powering a 7.5 kW heaterB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastTechnology Connections64/10033:24The Crystal That Could Destroy All MedicineB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastVeritasium64/1002:50:31AUTODefining Healthy Masculinity & How to Build It | Terry RealB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman64/1001:02:32AUTOThe Science Of Revenge, with James KimmelB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk64/1001:38:39AUTOThe Microbiome Doctor: Doctors Were Wrong! The 3 Foods You Should Eat For Perfect Gut Health!B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO64/1001:06:55AUTOCharlie Munger (Audio)B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastAcquired64/1002:26:18AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2461 - Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE64/10034:50AUTOThe Boomer politicians who won't retire | America, ActuallyB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastVox65/10044:24Inside North Korea: The Kim Dynasty (Full Episode) | SPECIAL | National GeographicB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastNational Geographic65/10037:02Something Strange Happens When You Follow Einstein's MathB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10037:26How to Build Endurance | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman65/1001:18:18AUTOAll-In x Kill Tony: A Hilarious Holiday SpecialB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast65/10031:49AUTOForever Home | Episode 4- Floor FramingB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastMatt Risinger65/10044:00AUTOExploring The Origins of Life, with Kerstin GöpfrichB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastStarTalk65/1003:00:50Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions | Lex Fridman Podcast #468B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman65/10041:46Catalytic converters are simple, but getting them to work is notC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastTechnology Connections65/10046:58Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own SeedsB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastVeritasium65/1002:14:55AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2401 - Avi LoebB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE65/1001:59:13AUTORestore Youthfulness & Vitality to the Aging Brain & Body | Dr. Tony Wyss-CorayB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman65/1003:53:12AUTOMars Inc. - The Chocolate Story (Audio)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastAcquired

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
2English with Lucy88141B1-B2medium15049 h
3Learn English with Papa Teach Me107142B1-B2medium10620 h
4Rachel's English58849B1-B2medium14068 h
5BBC Learning English07554B2-C2medium19130 h
6Speak English With Vanessa288556B1-B2fast17485 h
7Learn English with Bob the Canadian438666B1-B2fast8834 h

6 of these 7 channels carry the same vocabulary band (B1-B2), and their scores still run from 0 to 88. 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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