The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays runs 4.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Meghan Daum (about 2.8 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
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Based on 4.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 9 days |
| 1 hour / day | 5 days |
| 2 hours / day | 3 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 3 days |
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What our data says
- At 4.2 hours, it is shorter than 89% of the 10,266 Memoirs audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Meghan Daum
Meghan Daum narrates 4 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 22 hours in all.
About as long, on the Memoirs shelf
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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
The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays is an audiobook by Meghan Daum: a 4.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Meghan Daum, released July 27, 2026, on the Memoirs and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 4.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Meghan Daum
- Released
- July 27, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Memoirs, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Social Science
- ISBN
- 9798318544026
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays as an audiobook?
The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays runs 4.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 2.8 hours.
Is The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays?
The Catastrophe Hour: Selected Essays is narrated by Meghan Daum.