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b'When you invite people over for a dinner party, you likely think of some delightful conversation topics to bring up to keep your guests engaged. My guest today argues that one of those topics should be\\xa0death.\\n\\nHis name is Michael Hebb and he\\u2019s the founder of\\xa0Death\\xa0Over Dinner, an organization that encourages folks to have dinner parties to talk about death -- from the philosophical aspects to practical matters like wills and funeral planning.\\xa0\\n\\nToday on the show we discuss why you should invite friends and family to your house to talk\\xa0death\\xa0over a plate of lasagna. We begin our conversation discussing the downsides of not talking about\\xa0death\\xa0and how ill-prepared Americans are for\\xa0death\\xa0both emotionally and financially. Michael then shares the best ways to invite people to a\\xa0death\\xa0over dinner party. We then dig into questions you can use to get people talking about\\xa0death\\xa0in terms of both the practical and the philosophical.\\xa0\\n\\nTrue story: after I recorded this episode, I had dinner with some friends and we discussed\\xa0death\\xa0and estate planning over pizza. It was a big success.\\n\\nGet the show notes at aom.is/deathoverdinner.'