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When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America by Heather Hendershot

When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America audiobook runs 14.9 hours unabridged, narrated by Rosemary Benson (about 10 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

14.9listening hrs
The Americasstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

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What our data says

  • At 14.9 hours, it runs longer than 82% of the 5,887 The Americas 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

When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America is an audiobook by Heather Hendershot: a 14.9-hour unabridged recording, read by Rosemary Benson, released June 6, 2023, on the The Americas shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
14.9 hrs
Narrated by
Rosemary Benson
Released
June 6, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
The Americas
ISBN
9798765098547

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America audiobook?

When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America runs 14.9 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10 hours.

Is the When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America audiobook free?

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

Who narrates When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America?

When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America is narrated by Rosemary Benson.

Is When the News Broke: Chicago 1968 and the Polarizing of America worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10 hours, saving 5 hours.