Comprehensible input · English

Comprehensible input in English

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.

5,210
videos scored
45
channels
3,265 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 →

75/1001:30:20Dana White: UFC, Fighting, Khabib, Conor, Tyson, Ali, Rogan, Elon & Zuck | Lex Fridman Podcast #421B1-B2 · ~2,000 words · fastLex Fridman75/10040:02Ages 1 - 100 Decide Who Wins $250,000B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastMrBeast75/10054:05How Common Knowledge Shapes the World, with Steven PinkerB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk75/1002:17:26AUTOWorld No.1 Sleep Expert: Magnesium Isn’t Helping You Sleep! This Habit Increases Heart Disease 57%!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO75/1002:43:13Bassem Youssef: Israel-Palestine, Gaza, Hamas, Middle East, Satire & Fame | Lex Fridman Podcast #424B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastLex Fridman75/1002:51:45AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2378 - Charlie SheenB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE75/1001:45:37AUTOAre We The Universe’s Way of Knowing Itself? With Brian CoxB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastStarTalk75/10034:49AUTOThe truth about fatherhood | The Gray AreaB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastVox75/10033:18AUTOHow to Set & Achieve Goals | Huberman Lab EssentialsB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman76/1002:28:14Demis Hassabis: Future of AI, Simulating Reality, Physics and Video Games | Lex Fridman Podcast #475B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman76/10030:36AUTOThe Hidden Truth About the US Energy Grid: Subsidies, Demand & Rising Prices - Chris WrightB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast76/10036:25Every Eye In The Animal Kingdom | WIREDC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastWIRED76/10048:46Oligarchy is worse than you thinkB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris76/1003:13:34AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2507 - Harland WilliamsB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE76/10054:22AUTOVacation-Proof Your Home + Italian Family Memories + Attic Renovation SecretsB1-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastThis Old House76/10034:42The Perfect Battery Material Is DangerousC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastVeritasium76/10036:35AUTOWhy are we at war with Iran? | The Gray AreaB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastVox76/10048:36AUTOWhy we’re bad at being social | The Gray AreaB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastVox76/1001:50:44AUTOSecret To Living Without Fear & Anxiety Forever! Your Mind Can Heal Itself! - Dr. Joe DispenzaB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO76/1002:45:39AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2379 - Matthew McConaugheyB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE76/1003:14:34Terence Tao: Hardest Problems in Mathematics, Physics & the Future of AI | Lex Fridman Podcast #472B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastLex Fridman76/1005:14:50John Carmack: Doom, Quake, VR, AGI, Programming, Video Games, and Rockets | Lex Fridman Podcast #309B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman76/10048:24I messed up. You're using too much detergent.B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections76/10055:00The World's Most Important MachineB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium

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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