{"podcast":{"title":"The Granite List Live","slug":"the-granite-list-live-6598764","podcast_index_feed_id":6598764,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/thegranitelist.live/feed.xml","website_url":"https://thegranitelist.live","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/12059965/tgl_headerb648z.png","author":"The Granite List by Connect Healthcare Collaboration","episode_count":100,"summary":"Hosts Leigh Dill and Sally Pace bring brokers and employers a solid resource when it comes to uncovering what’s new, what’s needed, and what is happening now to allow for the best plan design possible.","last_synced_at":"2026-07-30T22:18:17.993422+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-granite-list-live-6598764"},"episode":{"title":"Pets As The New Dependents","slug":"pets-as-the-new-dependents","published_at":"2026-07-30T11:02:51+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-granite-list-live-6598764/pets-as-the-new-dependents","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-granite-list-live-6598764","url":"https://thegranitelist.live/e/pets-as-the-new-dependents/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/db44musn8cyvr5yj/TGL-upc26.mp3","summary":"This week Aaron Oaks, CEO of United Pet Care, joins Sally on The Granite.List Live to discuss the shifting view and expectations around pets and their care. Pets are quickly becoming the new dependents in the workplace, yet most employee benefits still overlook this key part of modern families. As expectations shift and competition for talent intensifies, benefits leaders face growing pressure to support employees and their pets—all without adding administrative burden or complexity.","meta_description":"This week Aaron Oaks, CEO of United Pet Care, joins Sally on The Granite.List Live to discuss the shifting view and expectations around pets and their car…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1206,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/the-granite-list-live-6598764/episodes/pets-as-the-new-dependents/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/the-granite-list-live-6598764/pets-as-the-new-dependents.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}