{"podcast":{"title":"The Death Readiness Podcast: Not your dad’s estate planning podcast","slug":"the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546","podcast_index_feed_id":7159546,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/9aWoHapT","website_url":"https://the-death-readiness-podcast-3d003d68.simplecast.com","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/393132a7-c158-4421-b47a-4944a3b95a13/1e0ae94e-c1e2-4636-9e96-ff63c3cf9199/3000x3000/new_podcast_cover_art.jpg?aid=rss_feed","author":"Jill Mastroianni - Estate Planning & Probate Attorney/Lawyer for Women","episode_count":88,"summary":"You’re the one prepping for your child’s IEP meeting while trying to talk your aging dad out of getting a puppy. You’re booking medical appointments, managing the money, juggling work emails during school pickup and still expected to keep the fridge stocked and know who has practice, rehearsal, or a field trip tomorrow. Your parents are struggling, but they still insist they’re fine. You see the mobility issues, the memory slips, the unopened mail, but every offer to help feels like an argument. You’re scared to push. You’re scared to wait. And there’s no clear roadmap for how to do any of this without losing your mind or your family. Hosted by Jill Mastroianni, an estate planning and probate attorney and trusted guide for women holding it all together, this podcast is your space to untangle the mess. With more than a decade of legal experience, Jill brings clarity to the hardest conversations most families avoid until it’s too late. Each episode offers honest stories, practical tools, and bite-sized steps you can actually take, even if you’re overwhelmed, even if you’re grieving, even if you’re still waiting for your mom to give you the password to the computer. You don’t need a…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-14T20:20:05.065747+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546"},"episode":{"title":"How Living Wills and Last Wills Get Confused All the Time","slug":"how-living-wills-and-last-wills-get-confused-all-the-time","published_at":"2026-04-21T10:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546/how-living-wills-and-last-wills-get-confused-all-the-time","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546","url":"https://the-death-readiness-podcast-3d003d68.simplecast.com/episodes/how-living-wills-and-last-wills-get-confused-all-the-time-CTgWhYGA","audio_url":"https://cdn.simplecast.com/media/audio/transcoded/78175b93-f951-4b3f-afe8-fccb493fbe8a/0e27cd12-662f-4532-9a6f-710f915eb156/episodes/audio/group/fe61b4d4-9ae6-4f0f-91c7-2d77f4ff4333/group-item/acf372fd-15d2-4115-873e-098f4636934a/128_default_tc.mp3?aid=rss_feed&feed=9aWoHapT","summary":"A living will and a last will and testament sound similar but they do completely different jobs. In this episode, Jill breaks down the difference in plain English so you know what goes where and why it matters. She also walks through a recent Michigan court decision that changes how advance directives work and raises a bigger question: who gets to decide in a medical crisis?","meta_description":"A living will and a last will and testament sound similar but they do completely different jobs. In this episode, Jill breaks down the difference in plain…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":751,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546/episodes/how-living-wills-and-last-wills-get-confused-all-the-time/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-death-readiness-podcast-not-your-dad-s-estate-planning-podcast-7159546/how-living-wills-and-last-wills-get-confused-all-the-time.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}