Origin Story: A Big History of Everything: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Origin Story: A Big History of Everything audiobook runs 12.4 hours unabridged, narrated by Jamie Jackson (about 8.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.4 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 25 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 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 12.4 hours, it runs longer than 71% of the 3,859 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Jamie Jackson
Jamie Jackson narrates 6 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 46 hours in all.
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About as long, on the World shelf
526 World audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 170,512 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read October 21, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything is an audiobook by David Christian: a 12.4-hour unabridged recording, read by Jamie Jackson, released May 22, 2018, on the World and Non-Fiction shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.4 hrs
- Narrated by
- Jamie Jackson
- Released
- May 22, 2018
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Non-Fiction, Learn Something New
- ISBN
- 9781501996634
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Origin Story: A Big History of Everything audiobook?
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything runs 12.4 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.3 hours.
Is the Origin Story: A Big History of Everything audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Origin Story: A Big History of Everything?
Origin Story: A Big History of Everything is narrated by Jamie Jackson.
Is Origin Story: A Big History of Everything worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.3 hours, saving 4.1 hours.