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Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics by Rick Shenkman

Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics audiobook runs 11.1 hours unabridged, narrated by Tom Zingarelli (about 7.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.1listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2016released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.1 hours of listening.

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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 11.1 hours, it runs longer than 70% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics is an audiobook by Rick Shenkman: a 11.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Tom Zingarelli, released January 5, 2016, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Mental Health & Psychology shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.1 hrs
Narrated by
Tom Zingarelli
Released
January 5, 2016
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Mental Health & Psychology
ISBN
9781494586751

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics audiobook?

Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics runs 11.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.4 hours.

Is the Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics?

Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics is narrated by Tom Zingarelli.

Is Political Animals: How Our Stone-Age Brain Gets in the Way of Smart Politics worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.4 hours, saving 3.7 hours.