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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
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17
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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 →

54/10020:51AUTORussian 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 English54/1006:15Would you like a robot companion? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/10034:20AUTOI Jumped the World’s Most Extreme Skydive (Near Death Experience)B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · mediumYes Theory54/10029:28The Insane Engineering of the GEnXC1-C2 · ~12,000 words · mediumReal Engineering54/10018:46English Conversation Practice: Dirty to CleanB2-C1 · ~8,000 words · mediumRachel's English54/1003:14:16AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2427 - Bret WeinsteinB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE54/1002:18:25Neri Oxman: Biology, Art, and Science of Design & Engineering with Nature | Lex Fridman Podcast #394B2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumLex Fridman54/1002:50:31AUTOThe Professor Banned From Speaking Out: "We Need To Start Preparing” - Dr Bret WeinsteinB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumThe Diary Of A CEO54/1006:19Can AI solve crime? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB1-B2 · ~6,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/1005:26Do you really need to take 10,000 steps a day? - Shannon OdellB2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumTED-Ed54/10010:2350 Important Nature Phrases: English vocabulary lessonB2-C2 · ~9,000 words · mediumSpeak English With Vanessa54/10010:07Should we get rid of pregnancy? | Ada, Ep. 3B2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumTED-Ed54/10030:45Cult Deprogrammer Answers Cult Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumWIRED54/10016:44How to Raise Kids Who Can Handle Hard Things | Kathryn Hecht | TEDB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · mediumTED54/10016:19AUTORelationship Advice from 50+ Years of Marriage (w/ The Gottmans) | How to Be a Better Human | TEDB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumTED54/10019:54The Insane Engineering of the Parker Solar ProbeC1-C2 · ~11,000 words · mediumReal Engineering54/10017:07Is the AI Bubble About to Burst? | Henrik Zeberg | TEDB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · mediumTED54/1002:33:22AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2454 - Robert Malone, MDB2-C2 · ~7,000 words · mediumPowerfulJRE54/10013:41Has Russia’s War Doomed The International Space Station?B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumReal Engineering54/1006:15Have you ever seen a whale? ⏲️ 6 Minute EnglishB2-C2 · ~8,000 words · mediumBBC Learning English54/10014:16The AI-Generated Intimacy Crisis | Bryony Cole | TEDB2-C1 · ~7,000 words · mediumTED55/1002:06:29AUTOThe Fat Burning Expert: The REAL Reason You’re Not Losing Belly Fat (and How To Fix It Fast!)B2-C2 · ~10,000 words · mediumThe Diary Of A CEO

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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