Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea audiobook runs 12.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Samuel Miller McDonald (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 12.5 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 |
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What our data says
- At 12.5 hours, it runs longer than 79% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,192 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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
Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea is an audiobook by Samuel Miller Mcdonald: a 12.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Samuel Miller McDonald, released August 14, 2025, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 12.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Samuel Miller McDonald
- Released
- August 14, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9780008462505
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea audiobook?
Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea runs 12.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.
Is the Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea?
Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea is narrated by Samuel Miller McDonald.
Is Progress: A History of Humanity’s Worst Idea worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.