The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music runs 8.2 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Ron Butler (about 5.5 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.2 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 17 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 days |
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What our data says
- At 8.2 hours, it runs longer than 51% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Ron Butler
Ron Butler narrates 349 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,989 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,841 Social Science 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 Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music is an audiobook by Colin Asher: a 8.2-hour unabridged recording, read by Ron Butler, released September 28, 2026, on the Social Science shelf.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.2 hrs
- Narrated by
- Ron Butler
- Released
- September 28, 2026
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science
- ISBN
- 9798899749469
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music as an audiobook?
The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music runs 8.2 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.5 hours.
Is The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music?
The Midnight Special: The Secret Prison History of American Music is narrated by Ron Butler.