The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad runs 10.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ned Schmidtke (about 6.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 21 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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What our data says
- At 10.1 hours, it runs longer than 62% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ned Schmidtke
Ned Schmidtke narrates 7 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 62 hours in all.
About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf
1,664 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
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad is an audiobook by Fareed Zakaria: a 10.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Ned Schmidtke, released June 25, 2005, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ned Schmidtke
- Released
- June 25, 2005
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781481579780
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad as an audiobook?
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad runs 10.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6.7 hours.
Is The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad?
The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad is narrated by Ned Schmidtke.
Is The Future of Freedom: Illiberal Democracy at Home and Abroad worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 6.7 hours, saving 3.4 hours.