Spart Talk
English-language podcast of the Spartacist League. Listen for a revolutionary Trotskyist perspective on key questions for the workers movement internationally.
Episodes
53 episodes
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Episode 36
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1:08:43
Six days that shook the British left! From Tommy Robinson to Your Party implosion, with Comrade Vincent
Mansa is back with Comrade Vincent to discuss what's shaking things up (in a bad way) for the left in Britain. We discuss the Tommy Robinson demonstration and why it was massive, the left's denial about the state of things, and why it needs to ...
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Episode 35
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56:51
Ukraine war - A working class answer! with Comrade Perrault
Mansa sits down with Comrade Perrault to discuss what is unfortunately not discussed and debated more in the left: the Ukraine war. We discuss the current situation on the battlefield, the diplomatic faff and imperialist aims, and most cruciall...
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Episode 34
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57:59
Mamdani-mania! How to avoid another AOC situationship, with the Just Break Already caucus in the DSA
It's a full house at Spart Talk as Mansa is joined by Brianna, Edward and Jack from the Just Break Already (JBA) caucus in the DSA (Dem Socialists of America). We discuss what went down at the recent DSA convention at which Jack was a delegate,...
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Episode 33
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1:08:04
What is the permanent revolution? Revolutionary strategy for the Global South, with comrade Anna Mili
Mansa is joined by Anna Mili of the Trotskyist Group of Greece to discuss key questions for revolutionary strategy for the Global South, a burning question for the left as US imperialism turns the screws on the whole world, squeezing oppressed ...
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Episode 32
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1:16:51
Lessons of the Soviet intervention in Afghanistan - A conversation with Jon Brule
Mansa sits down with Jon Brule, longtime leader of the Spartacist League US and the ICL, to review the ICL's position on the Soviet intervention into Afghanistan in 1979 where we controversially raised the slogan "Hail Red Army!". We discuss th...
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Episode 31
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41:23
Greece - The lessons of Tempi, with comrades Maria and Emilio
Mansa is joined by comrades Maria and Emilio from the Trotskyist Group of Greece to discuss the lessons of the Tempi struggle. Tempi refers to the train crash resultant of pure EU-led austerity that led to the death of 57 students, unleashing a...
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Episode 30
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46:53
Political repression and how to fight it - Comrades Kat and Kate from the PDC explain
Mansa sits down with Comrades Kat and Kate from the Partisan Defence Committee to discuss the increase in political repression and its relation to the crisis of U.S. hegemony. Crucially, we try and understand why there isn't a united response i...
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Episode 29
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44:34
China and the breakdown of the liberal world order - A conversation with Ray Bishop
Mansa is back with Ray Bishop, member of the editorial board of Spartacist, to discuss all things China, from how the CPC's strategy is undermining the defense of China, to the crazy Sparts writing an open letter to the very CPC they are critic...
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Episode 28
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32:06