The Penguin Book of Cults: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Penguin Book of Cults runs 10.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Megan Trout and Zura Johnson and others (about 7.2 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 10.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 22 days |
| 1 hour / day | 11 days |
| 2 hours / day | 6 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 8 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 10.9 hours, it runs longer than 77% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Megan Trout
Megan Trout narrates 37 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 299 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,542 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 Penguin Book of Cults is an audiobook by Joseph P. Laycock (editor): a 10.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Megan Trout, Zura Johnson and Nancy Peterson and others, released October 7, 2025, on the Social Science and True Crime shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 10.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- Megan Trout, Zura Johnson, Nancy Peterson, Robert Fass, James Lurie
- Released
- October 7, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, True Crime, World Religions
- ISBN
- 9798217169597
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Penguin Book of Cults as an audiobook?
The Penguin Book of Cults runs 10.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.2 hours.
Is The Penguin Book of Cults free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Penguin Book of Cults?
The Penguin Book of Cults is narrated by Megan Trout, Zura Johnson, Nancy Peterson and Robert Fass and others.
Is The Penguin Book of Cults worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.2 hours, saving 3.6 hours.