The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet runs 9.1 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Corey Brill (about 6 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 9.1 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 19 days |
| 1 hour / day | 10 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 7 days |
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Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.
What our data says
- At 9.1 hours, it runs longer than 61% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Corey Brill
Corey Brill narrates 70 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 749 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,912 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
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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 Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet is an audiobook by Justin Peters: a 9.1-hour unabridged recording, read by Corey Brill, released January 12, 2016, on the Social Science and Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 9.1 hrs
- Narrated by
- Corey Brill
- Released
- January 12, 2016
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9781442398764
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet as an audiobook?
The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet runs 9.1 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 6 hours.
Is The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet?
The Idealist: Aaron Swartz and the Rise of Free Culture on the Internet is narrated by Corey Brill.