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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

What “Robot and Frank” Reveals About Elder Care and Estate Planning

June 23, 2026

Robot and Frank is a near-future comedy about an aging cat burglar, a robot caregiver, and a son who can't be there every day. On this episode of 82 Toothpicks, the crew finds elder care and estate planning lessons hiding inside it.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Dementia and Estate Planning: What The Father Gets Painfully Right

June 22, 2026

The Father follows Anthony Hopkins as a man with dementia slowly losing his grip on reality. The 82 Toothpicks crew breaks down what legal documents he needed, and why timing matters.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

What Nebraska Teaches Us About Estate Planning for Aging Parents

June 21, 2026

A black-and-white road trip movie says more about elder law than most legal brochures. Here's what Nebraska teaches families with aging parents.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Elder Financial Abuse Was the Whole Point of “I Care a Lot”…Did You Catch It?

June 20, 2026

What if someone could legally take control of your life, sell your house, and drain your savings...and the court let it happen? That’s the premise of “I Care a Lot,” and the 82 Toothpicks crew digs into why it’s closer to reality than most people think.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Elder Law Lessons from A Man Called Otto

June 19, 2026

A Man Called Otto is more than a tearjerker. It's a quiet masterclass in elder law, caregiving, and what happens when the people around us disappear without a plan.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Estate Planning Lessons from Pixar’s Up: Love, Loss, and the House Carl Couldn’t Let Go

June 18, 2026

Carl refused to sell his house. He had no plan for what came next. The 82 Toothpicks crew watched Pixar's Up and found more estate planning moments than they expected.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Family Legacy and Estate Planning Lessons from A League of Their Own

June 17, 2026

What does a 1992 women's baseball movie have to do with estate planning? More than you'd think.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Estate Planning Lessons from Ocean’s Eleven

June 16, 2026

Danny Ocean's crew planned everything down to the last detail, and they still had to adapt. On 82 Toothpicks, the hosts unpack the estate planning lessons inside Ocean's Eleven.

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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

The Lincoln Lawyer and Estate Planning: Ethics, Inherited Assets, and Who’s Really the Client

June 5, 2026

The hosts of 82 Toothpicks watch The Lincoln Lawyer and uncover estate planning lessons hidden in a movie about legal ethics, inherited assets, and who you can really trust.

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about 82 toothpicks

Explore the wild world of estate planning as seen in movies and TV shows. Watch and listen along as we unpack iconic legal moments—from dramatic will readings to messy inheritance battles—and separate fact from fiction with real-life legal insights. Whether you love true stories or Hollywood drama, we’ll help you see estate planning in a whole new way!

About Huizenga Law Firm

The Huizenga Law Firm, P.C., is an estate planning and elder law firm in Orange City, Iowa. Our team serves seniors and their families across Iowa, South Dakota, and Missouri during the most difficult moments of their lives. With our unique approach, we solve the financial stress of the transitions at the end of life, so you can focus on everything that’s more important than money.