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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 →

62/10043:44Holy Smuggler (Full Episode) | To Catch a Smuggler: RomeB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastNational Geographic62/10016:28The Secret Invention That Changed World War 2C1-C2 · ~14,000 words · mediumReal Engineering62/10027:14The Most Misunderstood Concept in PhysicsB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium62/10014:45AUTOGood Morning America’s Michael Strahan vs. Robin Roberts vs. George Stephanopoulos | Hot Ones VersusB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastFirst We Feast62/10030:32BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Transport' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B1-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastBBC Learning English62/10026:20AUTOEarth to Mars in 10 DaysC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastReal Engineering62/10049:58AUTONobel Prize in Physics Winner: The Quantum Leap That Changed Everything - John MartinisB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast62/10032:36VHS-C: a lazy idea that's also perfectB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections62/10036:18Speak FAST English in 30 Minutes: Advanced Pronunciation LessonA2-B1 · ~2,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa62/10057:20AUTOWinning the AI Race Part 5: President Trump on the AI Action PlanB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast62/10016:45How Humanity Almost Destroyed ItselfC1-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium62/10024:57The Man Who Accidentally Killed The Most People In HistoryC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastVeritasium62/1008:29AUTOPulling MASSIVE Stumps with a Mini KubotaB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastEssential Craftsman62/10035:49AUTOThe Science of Love, Desire & Attachment | Huberman Lab EssentialsC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman62/1001:48:50AUTONeil deGrasse Tyson: The Whistleblowers Were Right About AliensB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO62/1006:14Why are we all so stressed? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastBBC Learning English62/10038:34Essentials: Understanding & Healing the Mind | Dr. Karl DeisserothB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman62/10014:36WWII in the Pacific: Why Japan LostB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastJohnny Harris62/10025:26How Japanese Masters Turn Sand Into SwordsC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastVeritasium62/10051:57Ye Olde Steak House and associated history (PODCAST E71)B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastAdam Ragusea62/10034:35Advanced Vocabulary Lesson: 22 important phrasesB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa62/10013:19AUTOCan there ever really be “one China"?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVox62/10041:54AUTOTulsi Gabbard on Russiagate Hoax Evidence and How She’s Reforming Politicized Intelligence AgenciesB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAll-In Podcast62/1009:21The end of birthright citizenship as we know it?B2-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastVox

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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