About this episode

In this episode, Dave discusses Voltaire's satirical work 'Candide' with guests Matt Stewart and Sonia Di Iorio.

On this episode of Book Cheat Dave has read Candide (or Optimism) by French philosopher Voltaire. Hearing all about this fast paced satirical romp is Matt Stewart and Sonia Di Iorio. Synopsis starts at approx: 18:44 Suggest a book for Dave to cheat: https://forms.gle/zj9DHBCFMuevS4VC6 Support Book Cheat and Do Go On on Patreon: www.patreon.com/DoGoOnPod Instagram: @bookcheatpod Facebook: @bookcheatpod Twitter: @bookcheatpod Check out our other podcasts at dogoonpod.com or below: Do Go On: https://play.acast.com/s/do-go-on Prime Mates: https://play.acast.com/s/prime-mates/ Listen Now: https://play.acast.com/s/listen-now/ Who Knew It with Matt Stewart: https://play.acast.com/s/who-knew-it-with-matt-stewart Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Host: Dave

Guests: Matt Stewart, Sonia Di Iorio

Topics covered

• satire
• philosophy
• literature
• Voltaire
• book discussion

Keywords

• Candide
• Voltaire
• satire
• philosophy
• book cheat

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Do Go On Media, Patreon

Books & works: Candide

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