SpartTalk
English-language podcast of the Spartacist League. Listen for a revolutionary Trotskyist perspective on key questions for the workers movement internationally.
Episodes
61 episodes
How to fight a union sellout - Experience from German auto, with Jens from IG Metall and Comrade Steffen
Mansa is joined by Jens from Autoarbeiter für eine kämpfende IG Metall (Autoworkers for a fighting IG Metall) and Steffen from Spartakist-Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands to discuss the attacks raining down on workers in the auto industry. As German...
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Season 2
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Episode 8
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45:18
Defend Cuba! Mexican communists say double the oil to Cuba! with Comrade Anacleto
Mansa is joined by Comrade Anacleto from Mexico City to discuss how Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum's decision to suspend oil shipments to Cuba is aiding the imperialist chokehold on the island and why communists must fight to break this bl...
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Season 2
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Episode 7
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41:34
ICE terror in Minneapolis & the state of the movement, with Comrades Jeremy and Paula
Mansa is joined by Jeremy from Minneapolis and Paula from Chicago to get the latest from the ground. We discuss what it's like on the ground, the fear and anger amongst people, what the 'general strike' of January 23 represented, and what's ahe...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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55:18
Trump on a rampage, China lies flat. Why? with Comrade Ray Bishop
Mansa is joined by Ray to discuss why China is absent as the old world order is being torn up and the new emerges. We discuss why China is not resisting the U.S. as Trump goes on the offensive throughout the world, and why it's in China's inter...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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42:51
Biggest nurses strike in New York history! How to win, with Hospital Workers Building Union Power
Mansa is joined by Edith and Ozan, members of Hospital Workers Building Union Power (HWBUP), to discuss the biggest nurses strike in New York history. We discuss what the strikes are about, the mood on the picket lines, what the problems are wi...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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39:06
Iran - The Revolution Must Be Anti-imperialist! with Comrade Vincent
Mansa is joined by Comrade Vincent to discuss the mass uprising in Iran and what communists should fight for. We in the International Communist League argue that for the struggle against the regime to succeed and lead to a progressive outcome f...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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54:50
A whirlwind start to 2026, with Comrade Perrault
Mansa is joined by Comrade Perrault for the official launch of Season 2 of SpartTalk. They dive right in by taking on the rising pressures facing militants and socialists in the face of crazy world events and an increasingly difficult political...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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54:18
Defend Venezuela! Release Maduro! Build the anti-imperialist struggle! with Comrade Vincent
Mansa kicks off season 2 of Spart Talk with an emergency episode following the US bombing of Venezuela and the capture of President Maduro. The punchlines: workers and oppressed of the world, including in the US, must take a clear stand with Ve...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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26:56
2025 - A Spart retrospective, with Comrades Vincent and Anna
Mansa is joined by Comrades Vincent and Anna to wrap up 2025 - a turning point in the world situation. We talk about what this year represented, what this meant for the tasks of the left and discuss some of the work we did, and what's ahead. Th...
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Season 1
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Episode 52
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1:21:50
Defend class war prisoners this holiday season - Donate to the Partisan Defence Committee!
Mansa is joined by Comrades from the Partisan Defence Committee - Comrade Jon from New York and Comrade Kat from London - to highlight some of the defence work they have done this year, why it's key to strengthening the struggle against the rul...
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Season 1
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Episode 51
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49:41
Your Party: Does it have a future? A conversation with Comrade Vincent
Mansa sits down with Vincent from Workers Hammer to discuss whether Your Party has a future and if so, what does it look like? Short answer: yes, but it depends on its politics. Fresh from the conference, both dive into the context in Britain a...
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Season 1
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Episode 50
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1:12:56
Two years of Javier Milei - A communist assessment, with Comrades Julia and Leticia
Mansa is joined by Comrades Julia and Leticia to discuss the state of Argentina after two years of Milei, who has just strengthened his position in the recent midterm elections. We discuss the basis of support for Milei, why the Peronists - the...
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Season 1
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Episode 49
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56:01
Holding Mamdani accountable - A discussion of tactics with the Just Break Already caucus in the DSA
Mansa is joined by Cassian and Natalie from the Just Break Already caucus in the DSA to discuss their work in the DSA now that the Mamdani era has begun. They touch on two main things that socialists in the DSA should be fighting to push Mamdan...
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Season 1
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Episode 48
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22:10
Mamdani meets Trump, keeps Tisch & endorses Jeffries - What does it all mean? with Comrades Michael & Lital
Mansa is joined by Workers Vanguard editor Michael Davisson and Lital to discuss the meaning of Mamdani's victory. Since taking office, the Democratic Socialist that the left is fawning over, has declared points of agreement with Trump, retaine...
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Season 1
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Episode 47
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47:27
Philippines - For transitional peoples’ councils without liberals & generals! with Kasamas Regis & Elizabeth
Mansa is joined by Comrades Regis and Elizabeth to discuss the fast moving events in the Philippines which has been rocked by a corruption scandal of huge proportions. Though the left has now called for the resignation of Marcos Jr and Sara Dut...
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Season 1
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Episode 46
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51:14
Peeking behind the Catherine Connolly hysteria - A look at Ireland today, with Comrade Eibhlin
Mansa sits down with Comrade Eibhlin to discuss the hype behind Catherine Connolly, the new President of Ireland, and why the left is so cheery about it. We get into what this victory means, or rather what it doesn't mean, for the situation of ...
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Season 1
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Episode 45
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52:14
Indonesia - After Gen Z uprising, where to now? A discussion with Comrade Oskar
Mansa is joined by Comrade Oskar, editor of Red Battler, to discuss the dynamics and outcomes of the Gen Z uprising in late August. We try and place this explosion of anger of youth in the context of Indonesia's place in a changing world order,...
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Season 1
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Episode 44
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1:16:22
Lessons of the Russian Revolution for today - A conversation with Comrade Vincent
Mansa sits down with Vincent for a special episode to discuss some key lessons of the Russian Revolution for the struggles of the working class and oppressed today, and how these are crucial to addressing the crisis of the left. We focus on thr...
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Season 1
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Episode 43
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1:02:21
What's up with Japan? A discussion with Comrades Philipp and Jeanne
Mansa is joined by Comrades Philipp and Jeanne from Tokyo to get educated on what's happening in Japan. There's a new Prime Minister in town, Sanae Takaichi, who has been nicknamed the Japanese Margaret Thatcher, the right is growing, attacks a...
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Season 1
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Episode 42
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48:19
Defend Venezuela, defend Maduro against US imperialism! A conversation with Comrade Victor
Mansa is joined by Comrade Victor from Mexico to discuss the war drive against Venezuela and the attempts to oust Maduro by Trump. We discuss the need for an anti-imperialist united front of the Latino masses and the American working class, how...
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Season 1
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Episode 41
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29:46
Revolutions? Fascism? What's going on in the world?! A conversation with Comrade Perrault
Mansa sits down with Comrade Perrault to discuss all the things happening in the world, from uprisings in the Global South to military buildups, wars and broken ceasefires, the growing right wing and gigantic stock market bubbles. In a time whe...
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Season 1
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Episode 40
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1:02:22
Defend Julius Malema, defend South Africa against Trump! with Comrades Jesse and Arthur
Mansa is joined by Comrades Jesse and Arthur from Johannesburg to discuss the latest bombshell in South African politics: EFF leader Julius Malema being found guilty of gun-related offences, a development which could potentially cripple this ra...
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Season 1
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Episode 39
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44:46
Political turmoil in France, but left in la la land - A conversation with Comrades Alexis and Sacramento
Mansa is joined by Comrades Alexis and Sacramento from Ligue trotskyste de France to discuss the never-ending governmental crisis. Recorded two days before the resignation of PM Lecornu (who lasted less than a month) we discuss why the ground b...
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Season 1
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Episode 38
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49:23
Italian workers strike for Palestine! A conversation with Comrade Mauro
Mansa is joined by Comrade Mauro from Italy to discuss the recent strikes by Italian unions in defense of the Sumud Flotilla. Following Israel's attack on the flotilla, the unions have now called for a general strike on Friday, 3 October. Mansa...
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Season 1
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Episode 37
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44:34
Communists answer Charlie Kirk - A discussion with Comrades Michael Davisson and Erica
Mansa is joined by comrades Michael Davisson and Erica from Workers Vanguard to talk about the assassination of Charlie Kirk. We discuss why he should not have been killed, the coming backlash against the left, and most importantly, comrades tr...
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Season 1
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Episode 36
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1:08:43