The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962 runs 13 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Joel Richards (about 8.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 13 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 26 days |
| 1 hour / day | 13 days |
| 2 hours / day | 7 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 9 days |
You'll finish in – by –
Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 13 hours, it runs longer than 75% of the 7,179 World audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Joel Richards
Joel Richards narrates 222 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,242 hours in all.
About as long, on the World shelf
936 World 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 Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962 is an audiobook by Brad L. Fisher: a 13-hour unabridged recording, read by Joel Richards, released January 5, 2026, on the World and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 13 hrs
- Narrated by
- Joel Richards
- Released
- January 5, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- World, Military (History)
- ISBN
- 9798331940706
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962 as an audiobook?
The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962 runs 13 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.7 hours.
Is The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962 free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962?
The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962 is narrated by Joel Richards.
Is The Hidden Cost of Freedom: The Untold Story of the CIA's Secret Funding System, 1941-1962 worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.7 hours, saving 4.3 hours.