Comprehensible input · English
4 English channels made for learners, measured
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.
4
learner channels
591
videos scored
186 h
of material
The ranking
| # | Channel | Level range (0–100) | Median | Typical band | Pace | Videos | Hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Easy English | 6–48 | 31 | B1-B2 | medium | 138 | 37 h |
| 2 | BBC Learning English | 0–75 | 54 | B2-C2 | medium | 191 | 30 h |
| 3 | Speak English With Vanessa | 28–85 | 56 | B1-B2 | fast | 174 | 85 h |
| 4 | Learn English with Bob the Canadian | 43–86 | 66 | B1-B2 | fast | 88 | 34 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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ContentMade for learnersNative contentScience & ideas (500)Podcasts (378)Entertainment (182)Talk shows (126)
Trump Blames Vandals for Slashing Reflecting Pool, Negotiations Continue for U.S. and Iran Deal
score 69The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy FallonB1-C1~5,000 words12 minfast
Sean Carroll: General Relativity, Quantum Mechanics, Black Holes & Aliens | Lex Fridman Podcast #428
score 69Lex FridmanB2-C2~7,000 words2h 35mfast
Fear Factor Detroit (Full Episode) | Drugs, Inc: The Fix
score 70National GeographicB2-C1~4,000 words44 minfast
David Pakman: Politics of Trump, Biden, Bernie, AOC, Socialism & Wokeism | Lex Fridman Podcast #375
score 70Lex FridmanB1-C1~5,000 words3h 31mfast
We Took a 102-Year-Old to Her Last Continent
score 70Yes TheoryB1-B2~3,000 words30 minfast
Charan Ranganath: Human Memory, Imagination, Deja Vu, and False Memories | Lex Fridman Podcast #430
score 70Lex FridmanB1-C2~5,000 words3h 11mfast
Climate Change Debate: Bjørn Lomborg and Andrew Revkin | Lex Fridman Podcast #339
score 70Lex FridmanB1-C1~6,000 words4h 11mfastauto subs
Let's Kill You a Billion Times to Make You Immortal
score 70Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~8,000 words12 minfast
Paradise Island in the World’s Most Dangerous Country
score 70Yes TheoryB1-B2~4,000 words40 minfast
Is the Amazon Rainforest disappearing? - Anna Rothschild
score 70TED-EdB2-C2~11,000 words5 minfast
I Spent a Day with Giants (World's Strongest Men)
score 70Yes TheoryB1-C1~5,000 words21 minfastauto subs
The No.1 Eye Doctor: They’re Lying To You About Blue Light! The Truth About Floaters!
score 70The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~8,000 words1h 43mfastauto subs
The Rising Cost of Dissent in America | Miles Taylor | TED
score 70TEDB2-C1~5,000 words19 minfast
We Found a Loophole to Survive the End of the Universe
score 70Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~7,000 words13 minfast
What happens when you share an idea?
score 70TED-EdB1-B2~4,000 words5 minfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2510 - Devon Larratt
score 70PowerfulJREB1-B2~4,000 words2h 43mfastauto subs
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score 70Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~6,000 words9 minfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2347 - Paul Stamets
score 70PowerfulJREB2-C2~9,000 words2h 44mfastauto subs
Vikings, Ragnar, Berserkers, Valhalla & the Warriors of the Viking Age | Lex Fridman Podcast #495
score 70Lex FridmanB2-C1~5,000 words2h 3mfast
The Paradox of an Infinite Universe
score 70Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C2~7,000 words11 minfast
Joe Rogan Experience #2369 - Ed Calderon
score 70PowerfulJREB1-C1~4,000 words3h 1mfastauto subs
No.1 Toxicologist: These Products Were Making Me Infertile And Are Harming Our Kids!
score 70The Diary Of A CEOB2-C2~8,000 words2h 0mfastauto subs
Nick Lane: Origin of Life, Evolution, Aliens, Biology, and Consciousness | Lex Fridman Podcast #318
score 70Lex FridmanB2-C2~7,000 words3h 43mfast
We Need to Rethink Exercise (Updated Version)
score 70Kurzgesagt – In a NutshellB2-C1~8,000 words13 minfast
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