Voltaire
Type: Person
As of November 2026, Voltaire has been mentioned in one podcast episode on The Ezra Klein Show (Jan 2026).
François-Marie Arouet, known by his pen name Voltaire, was a French Enlightenment writer, philosopher (philosophe), satirist, and historian. Famous for his wit and his criticism of Christianity and of slavery, Voltaire was an advocate of freedom of speech, freedom of religion, and separation of church and state.
| Mentioned in | 1 episode on 1 podcast (as of November 2026) |
|---|---|
| First heard | Jan 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show |
Who talks about Voltaire on podcasts?
Ezra Klein brought up Voltaire; the most recent mention was Jan 2026 on The Ezra Klein Show.
- The Most Powerful Question I’ve Heard | The Ezra Klein Show on The Ezra Klein Show (Jan 2026) — Ezra Klein
What is Voltaire mentioned alongside?
Voltaire is most often mentioned alongside Martine Batchelor, Kim Stanley Robinson and Buddha Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times.
Mentioned together: Martine Batchelor, Kim Stanley Robinson, Buddha Socrates and Us: Ethical Living in Uncertain Times, What Is This?, Tibetan Buddhism, Socratic questioning, Hellenistic philosophy, The Four Tasks, Nirvana, Cognitive estrangement