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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 →

54/1001:57:09Javier Milei: President of Argentina - Freedom, Economics, and Corruption | Lex Fridman Podcast #453B2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumLex Fridman54/10051:53Speaking English: Want to ACTUALLY Improve?B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English54/1006:13The power of poetry ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/1008:20Learn English with YEJI from ITZY! - Portmanteaus in English!B1-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumLearn English with Papa Teach Me54/10020:51AUTORussian Ghost Town on the North PoleB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · mediumYes Theory54/1006:15How climate change affects animal migration ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/1006:15The criminal trade in ancient objects ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~13,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/10019:45AUTOI use these words every day: English Vocabulary LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa54/10016:09AUTOSpeak With Me: English Speaking PracticeB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa54/10014:31AUTORestoration of a Burnt-Down ShopB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman54/10018:40AUTOSpeak With Me: English Speaking PracticeB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa54/10011:11AUTOUsing String Like A Pro Pt 2 (+ How To Reel FAST)B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumEssential Craftsman54/1006:15Would you like a robot companion? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/10030:51What Does My House Look Like Inside? I’ll Show You! Speaking English Lesson: Vocabulary At HomeB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English54/10034:20AUTOI Jumped the World’s Most Extreme Skydive (Near Death Experience)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory54/10021:13AUTOIs ALL cooking "ultra-processed" food?B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea54/10050:04AUTOAnswering Questions About How Neil & Chuck Met, Escaping Black Holes and MoreB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · mediumStarTalk54/10029:28The Insane Engineering of the GEnXC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumReal Engineering54/10018:46English Conversation Practice: Dirty to CleanB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumRachel's English54/1001:28:26What 'fair use' is and how copyright is choking the internet (PODCAST E70)B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumAdam Ragusea54/1003:14:16AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2427 - Bret WeinsteinB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE54/10021:12Daily Life Vocabulary: Around Town [Advanced English Lesson]B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa54/1002:18:25Neri Oxman: Biology, Art, and Science of Design & Engineering with Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast #394B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumLex Fridman54/10045:48AUTOEssentials: Breathing for Mental & Physical Health & Performance | Dr. Jack FeldmanB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumAndrew Huberman

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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