Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future audiobook runs 15.2 hours unabridged, narrated by Ed Conway (about 10.1 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 31 days |
| 1 hour / day | 16 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 11 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 15.2 hours, it runs longer than 96% of the 4,073 Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) audiobooks in our catalog.
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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
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future is an audiobook by Ed Conway: a 15.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ed Conway, released June 15, 2023, on the Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) and Economics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ed Conway
- Released
- June 15, 2023
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction), Economics
- ISBN
- 9780753560037
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future audiobook?
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future runs 15.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.1 hours.
Is the Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future?
Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future is narrated by Ed Conway.
Is Material World: A Substantial Story of Our Past and Future worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.1 hours, saving 5.1 hours.