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When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present by Nick Bryant

When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present audiobook runs 12.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Chapple (about 8.4 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

12.6listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2020released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 12.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present at common listening paces
Your paceYou'll finish in
30 min / day26 days
1 hour / day13 days
2 hours / day7 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×9 days

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What our data says

  • At 12.6 hours, it runs longer than 80% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

About as long, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf

1,157 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics 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

When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present is an audiobook by Nick Bryant: a 12.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Chapple, released August 18, 2020, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics and The Americas shelves.

The listen at a glance

Length
12.6 hrs
Narrated by
Ben Chapple
Released
August 18, 2020
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics, The Americas
ISBN
9781760899752

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present audiobook?

When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present runs 12.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 8.4 hours.

Is the When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present audiobook free?

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

Who narrates When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present?

When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present is narrated by Ben Chapple.

Is When America Stopped Being Great: A history of the present worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 8.4 hours, saving 4.2 hours.