Behind every great story is a

legacy worth protecting.

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Behind every great story is a

legacy worth protecting.

Episodes

82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Cast Away Estate Planning: What Tom Hanks Teaches Us About Legal Death, Legacy, and Trusteeship

Chuck Noland got stranded on an island for four years, and the legal questions that created are more relevant than you'd think. Here's what Cast Away gets right about estate planning.
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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe

The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe is packed with estate planning themes, from guardianship to testamentary intent to unexpected inheritance.
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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Harry Potter lost his parents at one year old. 82 Toothpicks breaks down what James and Lily should have had in place, and what you can learn from it.
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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Estate Planning Lessons from F1: Legacy, Contracts, and What Happens When Crashes Come

Brad Pitt races cars. The 82 Toothpicks crew unpacks wills, contracts, legacy, and what F1 gets surprisingly right about planning ahead.
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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Elio and Guardianship for Minors: What Pixar Gets Right About Estate Planning

Pixar's Elio opens with dead parents and a 12-year-old who needs a guardian. The 82 Toothpicks podcast breaks down what that means for your family and has a lot of fun doing it.
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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

K-Pop Demon Hunters

82 Toothpicks watches K-Pop Demon Hunters, Netflix's hit animated film, and finds legacy, guardianship, and family protection hiding inside every song.
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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Hamnet

The 82 Toothpicks podcast crew watched Hamnet and found a movie full of grief, loss, and the question every family eventually faces: how do you pass on a legacy when someone is gone?
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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

Estate Planning Legacy Lessons from Oppenheimer

The hosts of 82 Toothpicks watched Oppenheimer and found estate planning questions hiding inside one of the most morally complex films ever made.
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82 Toothpicks: Estate Planning Meets the Movies

The Guardian: Estate Planning Lessons from the Coast Guard

The 2006 film The Guardian is about saving lives at sea, but it's also packed with estate planning questions your family should be asking.
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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.