The What We Owe the Future: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, The What We Owe the Future runs 8.9 hours as an unabridged audiobook, narrated by William Macaskill (about 5.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 8.9 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 18 days |
| 1 hour / day | 9 days |
| 2 hours / day | 5 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 6 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 8.9 hours, it runs longer than 60% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
1,907 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 What We Owe the Future is an audiobook by William Macaskill: a 8.9-hour unabridged recording, read by William Macaskill, released August 16, 2022, on the Social Science and Lessons in Philosophy shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 8.9 hrs
- Narrated by
- William Macaskill
- Released
- August 16, 2022
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Lessons in Philosophy
- ISBN
- 9781980044369
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is The What We Owe the Future as an audiobook?
The What We Owe the Future runs 8.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 5.9 hours.
Is The What We Owe the Future free as an audiobook?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates The What We Owe the Future?
The What We Owe the Future is narrated by William Macaskill.