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Why Politics Fails by Ben Ansell

Why Politics Fails: Audiobook

According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Why Politics Fails audiobook runs 11.6 hours unabridged, narrated by Ben Ansell (about 7.7 hours at 1.5× playback speed).

11.6listening hrs
Current Affairs, Law, & Politicsstore shelf
2023released
Free for new listeners

The instrument When will you finish it?

Based on 11.6 hours of listening.

Days to finish Why Politics Fails at common listening paces
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30 min / day24 days
1 hour / day12 days
2 hours / day6 days
1 hour / day at 1.5×8 days

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What our data says

  • At 11.6 hours, it runs longer than 73% of the 8,990 Current Affairs, Law, & Politics audiobooks in our catalog.

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

1,416 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

Why Politics Fails is an audiobook by Ben Ansell: a 11.6-hour unabridged recording, read by Ben Ansell, released May 23, 2023, on the Current Affairs, Law, & Politics shelf.

The listen at a glance

Length
11.6 hrs
Narrated by
Ben Ansell
Released
May 23, 2023
Format
Unabridged audiobook
Language
English
Store shelves
Current Affairs, Law, & Politics
ISBN
9781668621684

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Questions listeners ask

How long is the Why Politics Fails audiobook?

Why Politics Fails runs 11.6 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 7.7 hours.

Is the Why Politics Fails audiobook free?

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

Who narrates Why Politics Fails?

Why Politics Fails is narrated by Ben Ansell.

Is Why Politics Fails worth listening to at 1.5× speed?

At 1.5× you'd finish in about 7.7 hours, saving 3.9 hours.