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
videos scored
17
channels
1,435 h
of material
591
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 →

65/10016:32The Absurd Search For Dark MatterB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium65/1003:00:50Janna Levin: Black Holes, Wormholes, Aliens, Paradoxes & Extra Dimensions | Lex Fridman Podcast #468B2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman65/10046:58Exposing Why Farmers Can't Legally Replant Their Own SeedsB2-C2 · ~11,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10022:23Fixing the Most Dangerous Dam in the WorldC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · fastPractical Engineering65/10014:55White House Begs for $200 Billion for Iran War, JD Vance Admits Gas Prices Will Continue to SpikeB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon65/10013:08Let's Learn English at the Strip Mall / Shopping PlazaB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian65/1002:14:55AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2401 - Avi LoebB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE65/1001:21:18AUTOEssential Travel English: Phrases You NEED to KnowB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa65/10030:17BOX SET: 6 Minute English - 'Culture and customs' English mega-class! 30 minutes of new vocab!B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastBBC Learning English65/1002:59:38AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2479 - Bob Lazar & Luigi VendittelliB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastPowerfulJRE65/10015:35AUTO15 Phrases for Confident EnglishB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa65/10026:19Why Super Glue Is Perfect For Gluing SkinC1-C2 · ~13,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10048:39Advanced English Conversation LessonB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa65/10019:03How To Earthquake-Proof A HouseB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10012:18Do You Have a Free Will?B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell65/10037:07Who is Rachel of Rachel's English?┃Learn American English Pronunciation On the GoB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · fastRachel's English65/1003:15:52OpenClaw: The Viral AI Agent that Broke the Internet - Peter Steinberger | Lex Fridman Podcast #491B1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastLex Fridman65/10014:16How Video Games Can Power Up Your Parenting | Hannah Boquet | TEDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastTED65/1006:26Do you need to declutter your home? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · fastBBC Learning English65/10031:32The Oldest Unsolved Problem in MathB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · fastVeritasium65/10010:555 Practical Ways to Take Control of Your Life | Jim VandeHei | TEDB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastTED65/1007:11How to communicate clearlyB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastTED-Ed65/10023:52Let's Learn English! Topic: Junk and Garbage! 🗑️🚮🚗 (Lesson Only)B1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastLearn English with Bob the Canadian65/10023:50Why is this number everywhere?B2-C2 · ~5,000 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
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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