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Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire by Christine Wenc

Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire audiobook runs 12 hours unabridged, narrated by Christine Wenc (about 8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12listening hrs
Arts & Entertainmentstore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12 hours of listening.

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30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 12 hours, it runs longer than 86% of the 8,856 Arts & Entertainment audiobooks in our catalog.

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

Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire is an audiobook by Christine Wenc: a 12-hour unabridged recording, read by Christine Wenc, released March 18, 2025, on the Arts & Entertainment and Comedy, Satire & Parody shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12 hrs
Narrated by
Christine Wenc
Released
March 18, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Arts & Entertainment, Comedy, Satire & Parody
ISBN
9781668646908

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire audiobook?

Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire runs 12 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8 hours.

Is the Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire?

Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire is narrated by Christine Wenc.

Is Funny Because It's True: How The Onion Created Modern American News Satire worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8 hours, saving 4 hours.