Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age audiobook runs 20 hours unabridged, narrated by Ibram X. Kendi (about 13.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 20 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
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| 30 min / day | 40 days |
| 1 hour / day | 20 days |
| 2 hours / day | 10 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 14 days |
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What our data says
- At 20 hours, it runs longer than 98% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ibram X. Kendi
Ibram X. Kendi narrates 8 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 88 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
153 Social Science 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
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age is an audiobook by Ibram X. Kendi: a 20-hour unabridged recording, read by Ibram X. Kendi, released March 17, 2026, on the Social Science and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 20 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ibram X. Kendi
- Released
- March 17, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9798217082353
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age audiobook?
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age runs 20 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 13.3 hours.
Is the Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age?
Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age is narrated by Ibram X. Kendi.
Is Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 13.3 hours, saving 6.7 hours.