Podcast Episodes
Back to SearchHow Poor Estate Planning Cost a First Lady Her Home
Episode 57
What really happened to the home of President James K. Polk? Jill revisits the fate of Polk Place in Nashville and walks through original deeds, will…
3 months, 3 weeks ago
Why You Should Question the Estate Planning Expert
Episode 56
What happens when an estate plan is technically correct—but doesn’t quite work in real life?
In this Tuesday Triage episode, Jill shares a moment from…
3 months, 4 weeks ago
Why Disinheritance Can Be the Riskiest Estate Plan
Episode 55
Disinheritance is often viewed as a clean solution to a painful family problem—but in reality, it can create far more conflict, litigation, and long-…
4 months ago
How to Build a Legacy That’s Not About Money
Episode 54
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
·What raising a child with special needs looked like in the 1970s, when there was no internet, limited resources, an…
4 months, 1 week ago
Why that holiday “thank you” might be taxable
Episode 53
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
Why gifts in the context of work relationships are generally taxable income to the recipient, even when labeled as “…
4 months, 1 week ago
Why Housing Security Gets Overlooked in Blended Families
Episode 52
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
Why housing risk is common in blended families and cohabitation situationsWhat a life estate actually isHow life est…4 months, 2 weeks ago
How a Poet Helped Me Face What I Feared
Episode 51
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
What Andrea Gibson’s “biggest tiniest dreams” teach us about presence, attention, and finding meaning in ordinary mo…
4 months, 3 weeks ago
How to write your own Will (and why you shouldn’t)
Episode 50
What You’ll Learn in This Episode
What a Holographic Will Is
A handwritten Will, entirely, or mostly, in the testator’s handwriting, signed and datedAl…4 months, 3 weeks ago
How to Keep Your Ex Out of Your Estate Plan
Episode 49
Divorce doesn’t just end a relationship; it leaves a tangle of legal documents, beneficiary forms, and estate planning decisions that need follow-up.…
5 months ago
Why Your Teen’s Brain Can’t Outrun the Algorithm
Episode 48
Jill explores one of the most urgent parenting challenges of our time: the dangers hidden inside our kids’ devices. From algorithm-driven eating diso…
5 months, 1 week ago