The oldest bill of all
An honest, calm conversation about reparations. Where the debate comes from, what is actually being asked for, and what it would mean in practice.
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A political podcast about how the small decisions made today land on you, your street and your children tomorrow.
Hosted byJesse Ayertey
THE BILL COMES LATER
Politics from the ground up
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“What's the point of voting? It doesn't affect me.”
It does. It just doesn't send the bill straight away.
Most political decisions feel small when they are made. A line in a budget. A change to a rule. A service that quietly closes. On the day, nobody notices.
But those small, easy to ignore decisions add up. They shape the rent you pay, the school your children go to, how long you wait to be seen, and what is left for the next generation.
The Bill Comes Later is a podcast about politics from the ground up. Real conversations about what is being decided today, and who ends up paying for it tomorrow.
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The subjects we will be digging into. Tap any item to see the questions we'll be asking.
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Tell us a little about your life. We'll print the parts of politics that are already heading your way.
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HostJesse Ayertey
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Jesse
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Jesse started The Bill Comes Later because too many people have been told that politics is something that happens to other people, somewhere else.
Each episode, he sits down with people who make decisions and people who live with them, and asks the question that rarely gets asked out loud: who pays for this, and when?
No jargon. No shouting. Just the receipt.
Coming up
The first episodes are being recorded now.
Who is my neighbour?
Faith, identity and the people next door. Can we see each other for our character rather than the God we worship, and what does religious division cost ordinary communities?
In productionWhy is the world so divided?
Left and right, online and on the street, people seem further apart than ever. How did we get here, who gains from the division, and who is left paying for it?
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