Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America audiobook runs 15.5 hours unabridged, narrated by Kevin R. Free (about 10.3 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15.5 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 |
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What our data says
- At 15.5 hours, it runs longer than 89% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kevin R. Free
Kevin R. Free narrates 367 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,886 hours in all.
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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
Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America is an audiobook by Clay Risen: a 15.5-hour unabridged recording, read by Kevin R. Free, released March 18, 2025, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15.5 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kevin R. Free
- Released
- March 18, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
- ISBN
- 9781797191386
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America audiobook?
Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America runs 15.5 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10.3 hours.
Is the Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America?
Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America is narrated by Kevin R. Free.
Is Red Scare: Blacklists, McCarthyism and the Making of Modern America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10.3 hours, saving 5.2 hours.