The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence runs 23.8 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by Kyle Tait (about 15.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 23.8 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 48 days |
| 1 hour / day | 24 days |
| 2 hours / day | 12 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 16 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 23.8 hours, it runs longer than 99% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
More narrated by Kyle Tait
Kyle Tait narrates 235 unabridged audiobooks in our catalog, 2,119 hours in all.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
80 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 Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence is an audiobook by Jeffrey P Rogg: a 23.8-hour unabridged recording, read by Kyle Tait, released August 26, 2025, on the Social Science and Military (History) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 23.8 hrs
- Narrated by
- Kyle Tait
- Released
- August 26, 2025
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Military (History), Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
- ISBN
- 9798349104534
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence as an audiobook?
The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence runs 23.8 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 15.9 hours.
Is The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence?
The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence is narrated by Kyle Tait.
Is The Spy and the State: The History of American Intelligence worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 15.9 hours, saving 7.9 hours.