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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
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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 →

67/10016:41AUTOWill Ferrell on His Surprise Appearances, Impression of Molly Shannon & His Predictions from 1995B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live67/10016:42Kate Hudson Rewatches How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days, Almost Famous, Bride Wars & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair67/10011:28Astronomy Is In Crisis...And It's Incredibly ExcitingB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell68/10022:04Hurricane vs. Tiny HousesB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastPractical Engineering68/10015:38AUTOBowen Yang vs. Matt Rogers | Hot Ones VersusB2-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastFirst We Feast68/10024:28What makes quantum computers SO powerful?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastVeritasium68/1001:00:49The Complex Universe, with Sean CarrollB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastStarTalk68/10017:39How do Americans REALLY Speak? | English Lesson with Asheville Flood SurvivorsB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · fastRachel's English68/10017:45The Weirdest Tool in Underwater ConstructionB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering68/1001:45:52AUTOBillionaire's WARNING: I'm SELLING. The Crash Is Already Here!B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThe Diary Of A CEO68/10014:55How to Stop AI from Killing Your Critical Thinking | Advait Sarkar | TEDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · fastTED68/10017:57What Really Happened at the Arecibo Telescope?B2-C2 · ~9,000 words · fastPractical Engineering68/10047:55AUTOWe’re not doomed by climate change. We’re just confused. | The Gray AreaB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastVox68/10050:11The Science of Replaceable Parts, with Mary RoachB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · fastStarTalk68/1002:05:23AUTOWhat Pets Actually Want & Need | Dr. Karolina WestlundB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · fastAndrew Huberman68/10054:49AUTOBee Problems, Solved + A Secret Speakeasy House Tour + Why Contractors Walk AwayB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastThis Old House68/10010:14How to Get a Talent Visa in the US | Practice Speaking EnglishB1-B2 · ~5,000 words · fastRachel's English68/10011:44This Black Hole Could be Bigger Than The UniverseB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell68/10016:49Michelle Yeoh Breaks Down Her Career, from 'Everything Everywhere All At Once' to 'Wicked'B1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastVanity Fair68/10016:59AUTO15 Daily English Phrases that you NEED to knowB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · fastSpeak English With Vanessa68/10013:32AUTOTrump’s Big Violent 80th Birthday Party at the White House, "Great Deal" with Iran & NY Knicks WinB2-C2 · ~5,000 words · fastJimmy Kimmel Live68/10033:52Flash photography used to be pretty wildC1-C2 · ~10,000 words · fastTechnology Connections68/10026:42How Humans Invented NationalismB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · fastJohnny Harris68/1003:17:51Eliezer Yudkowsky: Dangers of AI and the End of Human Civilization | Lex Fridman Podcast #368B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · fastLex Fridman

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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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