The Books Insiderindependent audiobook data
They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis by James Gustave Speth

They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis audiobook runs 7.3 hours unabridged, narrated by Al Kessel (about 4.9 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

7.3listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2022released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 7.3 hours of listening.

Days to finish They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day15 days
1 hour / day8 days
2 hours / day4 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×5 days

Part of The Audiobook Finish-Time Calculator: the same instrument for any audiobook we measure.

What our data says

  • At 7.3 hours, it is shorter than 66% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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

They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis is an audiobook by James Gustave Speth: a 7.3-hour unabridged recording, read by Al Kessel, released May 31, 2022, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
7.3 hrs
Narrated by
Al Kessel
Released
May 31, 2022
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
ISBN
9781666193343

How to listen to They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis free

New members at audiobooks.com get three free audiobooks with the trial.

Separately, the store's catalog carries more than 10,000 audiobooks that are always free to stream.

Start listening free

Questions listeners ask

How long is the They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis audiobook?

They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis runs 7.3 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 4.9 hours.

Is the They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis audiobook free?

Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.

Who narrates They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis?

They Knew: The US Federal Government’s Fifty-Year Role in Causing the Climate Crisis is narrated by Al Kessel.