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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
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 →

82/1003:04:22Tucker Carlson: Putin, Navalny, Trump, CIA, NSA, War, Politics & Freedom | Lex Fridman Podcast #414B1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman82/1002:32:30AUTOFormer CIA Spies (NEW): Leave the USA Before 2030! The CIA Tried To Ban This Story!B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO82/10011:23This TED Talk Is Full of Bad Ideas | Gabe Whaley | TEDB2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastTED82/10022:55John Cena Rewatches WWE, Barbie, Peacemaker & More | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair82/1005:32Kylian Mbappé Answers Questions Without Dropping the Ball | Vanity FairA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastVanity Fair82/1001:09:19Proof Of Aliens On Earth // 72 hrs With UFO Whistleblower David Grusch Under Oath (Documentary)B2-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastYes Theory82/10010:02Maluma Invited Shakira to Ride Horses on His Ranch, Talks Loco X Volver Album | The Tonight ShowA2-B2 · ~2,000 words · very fastThe Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon82/1002:48:44AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2428 - Michael P. MastersB1-C1 · ~5,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE82/1003:09:47AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2466 - Francis Foster & Konstantin KisinB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE83/1002:40:50AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2444 - Andrew WilsonB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE83/1002:44:29AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2505 - Tom SeguraB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE83/1002:57:08AUTOJoe Rogan Experience #2398 - Francis Foster & Konstantin KisinB1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastPowerfulJRE83/1008:12Heated Rivalry's François Arnaud Gets Ready for the Saint Laurent Show | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair83/1002:38:38AUTOThe Mitochondria Doctor: This Reverses Gray Hair, Makes You Feel Young Again & Fixes Disease!B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastThe Diary Of A CEO83/10023:05Rian Johnson Breaks Down a Scene From 'Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery' | Vanity FairB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair83/10022:48Dark Secrets of America's Most Obese TownB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastYes Theory83/1009:02'Gladiator II' Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity FairB1-C2 · ~4,000 words · very fastVanity Fair83/10017:44One Piece Cast Test How Well They Know Each Other | Vanity FairB1-C1 · ~3,000 words · very fastVanity Fair83/10028:53Historian Answers Wild West Questions | Tech Support | WIREDB2-C1 · ~6,000 words · very fastWIRED83/10034:35Traveling to the Angriest Country in the WorldB1-B2 · ~3,000 words · very fastYes Theory83/10044:24Gordon Ramsay Eats Tasmanian Cuisine (Full Episode) | Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted | National GeographicB2-C2 · ~6,000 words · very fastNational Geographic83/1003:28:47Andrej Karpathy: Tesla AI, Self-Driving, Optimus, Aliens, and AGI | Lex Fridman Podcast #333B2-C2 · ~7,000 words · very fastLex Fridman83/1003:34:58Paul Rosolie: Amazon Jungle, Uncontacted Tribes, Anacondas, and Ayahuasca | Lex Fridman Podcast #369B1-C1 · ~4,000 words · very fastLex Fridman83/10029:36Traveling to the Strangest Country on EarthB1-B2 · ~4,000 words · very fastYes Theory

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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