Use these resources to improve your Chinese listening. Most are free.
Captionpop – All skill levels
Captionpop finds Chinese Youtube videos and captions them in English. Similar to FluentU but free – neat!
ChinesePod – All skill levels
I think ChinesePod is one of the only resources worth paying for. Huge amounts of content and the dialogue is very authentic.
BearTalk Podcast – Advanced
Chinese name: 狗熊有话说. This podcast has interesting guests and topics. Bear seems like a really nice guy and his podcast is becoming very popular. Episode list here.
CCTV News – Advanced
Chinese news channel. Challenging even for advanced students. There is a continuous livestream on Youtube. It plays Chinese dramas when the news isn’t live.
Just Learn Chinese – Intermediate +
This is one ugly website. It’s redeemed by the quality of the “mini-novels” that you can listen to. I find the elementary stories to be a little harder than elementary.
Youku 优酷 – Advanced
This is the Chinese equivalent of Youtube. Start browsing here .
Popup Chinese – All skill levels
These guys are hilarious. They have interesting dialogues and are really personable. Mostly free (you need to sign up) but premium subscriptions are available. Check them out here.
Little Fox Chinese – For young learners
Stories and songs aimed at children. Really high-quality production. Youtube Channel.
This list will be updated as I check out more listening resources. If you want more content then take a look at my list of favourite Chinese TV shows to learn (and be entertained) from.