A Wild Idea: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, A Wild Idea runs 10.6 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by George Newbern (about 7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.6 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 10.6 hours, it runs longer than 69% of the 5,224 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by George Newbern
George Newbern narrates 502 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 4,800 hours in all.
About as long, on the History & Culture shelf
816 History & Culture audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
A Wild Idea is an audiobook by Jonathan Franklin: a 10.6-hour unabridged recording, read by George Newbern, released August 10, 2021, on the History & Culture and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.6 hrs
- Narrated by
- George Newbern
- Released
- August 10, 2021
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- History & Culture, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9780062966513
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is A Wild Idea as an audiobook?
A Wild Idea runs 10.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7 hours.
Is A Wild Idea free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates A Wild Idea?
A Wild Idea is narrated by George Newbern.
Is A Wild Idea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7 hours, saving 3.5 hours.