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Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist by Liz Pelly

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist audiobook runs 11.8 hours unabridged, narrated by Liz Pelly (about 7.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.8listening hrs
Social Sciencestore shelf
2025released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.8 hours of listening.

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What our data says

  • At 11.8 hours, it runs longer than 83% of the 9,905 Social Science 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

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist is an audiobook by Liz Pelly: a 11.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Liz Pelly, released January 7, 2025, on the Social Science and Business & Career Development shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.8 hrs
Narrated by
Liz Pelly
Released
January 7, 2025
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Social Science, Business & Career Development
ISBN
9781668124512

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist audiobook?

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist runs 11.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.9 hours.

Is the Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist?

Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist is narrated by Liz Pelly.

Is Mood Machine: The Rise of Spotify and the Costs of the Perfect Playlist worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.9 hours, saving 3.9 hours.