
Spart Talk
English-language podcast of the Spartacist League. Listen for a revolutionary Trotskyist perspective on key questions for the workers movement internationally.
Episodes
16 episodes
A call to action! Protest French state repression, with Comrade Kat
Mansa is joined by Comrade Kat of the Partisan Defence Committee (PDC), a non-sectarian social and legal defence organisation that is part of building international solidarity to defend pro-Palestine and trade union activists in France. She mot...
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16:48

Palestinian struggle at a crossroads: What next? A conversation with Comrade Vincent
Join Mansa as she sits down with Vincent to assess the state of the Palestinian struggle. Revolutionaries must admit that the movement has been unable to stop the onslaught, that communists are irrelevant in this struggle, and that the movement...
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Episode 14
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55:47

India-Pakistan War: The main enemy is at home! A conversation with Mansa & Vincent
Join Mansa as she sits in the hot seat and Vincent David, editor of Spartacist, plays host. We talk about the India-Pakistan war which saw an explosion of national unity on both sides, with many forces on the left backing their governments' rea...
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Episode 13
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1:05:59

Defend China and fight for an independent socialist Xinjiang! National oppression in China with Comrade Ray Bishop
Listen to a hayfevery Mansa as she sits down with Ray Bishop, member of the ed board of Spartacist, and author of "National Opperssion in Xi's China: A Trotskyist answer." We discuss how the national oppression of Uyghurs is used by imperialist...
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Episode 12
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38:58

Macron blows hot air and the left draws no lessons from the New Popular Front - A discussion on France with Comrade Alexis
Join Mansa as she discusses French politics with Comrade Alexis, National Secretary of Ligue trotskyste de France (LTF), the ICL's French section. We discuss Macron's empty bravado in the face of Trump, the dynamics fuelling the support for Le ...
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Episode 11
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45:33

What to do now in Germany? - A discussion with Comrades Philipp and Toralf
Join Mansa as she sits down with Comrade Philipp from our German group, Spartakist-Arbeiterpartei Deutschlands (SpAD), and supporter Toralf Endruweit, to discuss the political dynamics behind the recent German elections. Though the centre held,...
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Episode 10
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49:42

Bury Labour and vote socialist in the Australian elections! A conversation with Oskar & Chris from Spartacist League Australia
Join Mansa as she sits down with Australian comrades Oskar and Chris to discuss why the hell noone is talking about Australia, the delusional bubble of the ruling class, the coming elections, and what workers should do. R...
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Episode 9
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31:15

Canada's big lie elections - Workers have no choice! A discussion with Comrade Angie from the Trotskyist League of Quebec & Canada
Join an echo-ey Mansa as she discusses the Canadian elections with Angie, editor of Workers Tribune, the English-language paper of our group in Canada and Quebec (TLQC). As Canada goes to the polls, liberal Carney is set to win on the back of a...
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Episode 8
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32:01

What is the PRL? Prof Jacob Zumoff explains (bonus episode)
Join Mansa as she sits down with Prof Jacob Zumoff in the Prometheus Research Library (PRL) in New York to talk about what the PRL is and why leftists should care!Get in touch on X @PRL_library or library@prl.org
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24:46

How to defend Mexico against Trump's attacks - A discussion with Comrade Victor from Grupo Espartaquista de México (GEM)
Join Mansa and Comrade Victor from the Mexican group of the Spartacist League (GEM) as they discuss the situation in Mexico as Trump moves to subjugate the country even more. Can the popularly elected president, Claudia Sheinbaum, offer a real ...
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Episode 7
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36:31

On anti-Erdogan protests in Türkiye and Öcalan's betrayal of Kurdish struggle - A discussion with Comrades Anna and Ozan
Mansa talks with Comrades Anna and Ozan to discuss the recent developments in Türkiye and Öcalan's call on the PKK to surrender its arms. In making sense of these questions, we inevitably end up discussing Kemalism and why it's an obstacle to a...
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Episode 6
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43:57

U.S. Imperialism Turns the Screws!
A special episode where we bring you a presentation by Comrade Vincent to an international meeting of the International Communist League. Its purpose is to take stock, clarify our understanding of world events, and pose the tasks of revolutiona...
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Episode 5
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47:16

Trump Presidency: Workers, Brace for Impact! A discussion with Comrade Erica from the SL/US
Join Mansa as she talks to the National Chairperson of the Spartacist League US about the nature of the Trump presidency, what's in store for the working class and the oppressed, and why the Marxist left needs to wake up!! This discussion is ba...
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Episode 4
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1:04:58

Women's liberation in the neocolonies - An anti-imperialist perspective
Join Mansa as she takes listeners through another key article from Women and Revolution, this time discussing what's holding back progress for women in the poor nations, and why opposition to imperialism must be at the heart of any strategy to ...
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Episode 3
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34:43

Trans Liberation: Liberal Betrayals, Marxist Answers - A conversation with Comrade Perrault
Join host Mansa and author of the "Trans Liberation: Liberal betrayals, Marxist answers," as we discuss the article and tackle the major questions confronting the trans movement: why is it facing such attacks? What's the problem with the existi...
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Episode 2
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53:47

The rise of reaction and the fight for women's liberation - Introducing Women & Revolution
As the international political climate shifts for the worse, and specially oppressed groups face increasing attacks, what are the tasks for communists? Join host Mansa, editor of Women & Revolution, the newly relaunched journal of the Spart...
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Episode 1
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