It's A Twin Thing

We're back with actor, creator, and owner of Colorado School of Acting, Elizabeth Karsell Horne! On today's episode, Aspen and Ashley share how their personal experiences studying with Elizabeth impacted them. Elizabeth talks about how she is able to recognize each of her student's individual strengths, discusses vulnerability as an actor, and shares how she had to re-frame marketing a...

We are sharing tales from the Somers family kitchen as we talk about all things baking! Hear about the amazing recipes we invented as toddlers, learn Aspen's recipe for her infamous "oopsies" cookies, and see if you agree with our assessment of reality baking competitions. We also debate which one of us got stuck washing all the dishes as kids, share our favorite secret baking tips,...

Today we have the pleasure of sitting down with our former acting teacher and one of the most influential people we know, Elizabeth Karsell Horne. Elizabeth is the owner of Colorado School of Acting and is an actor and creator herself. In this first part of our interview, we discuss her upbringing as a performer, how she found her path in the arts, and what led she and her husband to start their o...

Tune in to today's episode to hear raw audio from the time Ashley accidentally got high. She shares why she thinks she's allergic to marijuana and encourages the "future generations" why they should never try it. Then, she gives an inspirational (and hilarious) speech about how we need to stop judging people and why everybody should have confidence. Trust us, you won't want t...

Listen...If you dare! Today we are talking about all of the wacky and weird fears we have. From spoons to escalators to paper cups, hear the stories behind the things that keep us up at night. Then, we remember some of the fears we had as children, Aspen shares why she's always worried her phone is recording her, and Ashley talks about the unexpected reason she used to have nightmares about he...

You've heard Ashley's story...Now it's Aspen's turn! Today, Ashley interviews Aspen about her first memories of ambitious ideas, why she's always had a mission to help others, and how the course of her life has changed as she grew up. Aspen talks about why being a people pleaser isn't always a good thing, why she felt she was weird as a kid, and how she first got interested...

On today's episode, we answer the internet's most-searched questions about twins. From why twins exist to what we call each other to whether we have the same voice, we do our best to de-mystify some of the world's most common wonderings about twins (and run into a few questions of our own along the way!) We also give updates about our twentieth birthday, and share one of the most unexp...

Ashley gets a turn in the interview seat on this week's episode of Twinspiration! You've heard about all the funny, illegal, and sometimes not-so-smart things that she's done, but today Aspen gets a chance to ask Ashley all about her many inspirational achievements. Ashley is an entrepreneur, actress, writer, and creator. She sits down to talk about how she grew up always having big id...

It's our 20th episode, and it just happens to be the week of our 20th birthday! Celebrate with us (or mourn the end of our teenage years) as we talk about how we feel both younger and older than we actually are, share stories of our favorite birthdays and surprise parties gone wrong, and discuss what it's like to share a birthday with your twin sister. Then, Ashley tries to guess what Aspe...

Happy Father's Day! Today, we're celebrating dads by talking about the greatest one we know! We share why our dad is difficult to buy gifts for, Ashley makes fun of Aspen for trying to compliment him on being a good girl dad, and we recall some of our favorite memories with him. Then, we debate which one of us is the favorite daughter, reminisce about the time when Ashley asked our dad to...

This week on Twinspiration, we interview Terry Tucker: motivational speaker, author, and founder of Motivational Check LLC. Terry is a former NCAA Division 1 basketball player and SWAT Team Hostage Negotiator who has been battling a rare form of cancer for the past eleven years. He talks about how his upbringing taught him the importance of family and resiliency, what he learned from his time play...

The truth is coming out in this tell-all episode of It's A Twin Thing! Today, we ask each other our favorite "truth or truth" questions, and we each have to answer the other's questions...no excuses! Hear about how Aspen almost got kicked out of Disney World, when the last time Ashley lied was, and what our guilty pleasures are. Then, Aspen talks about her opinions on self-help p...

On our newest episode of Twinspiration, we are joined by entrepreneur, mom, and Executive Director of the Fetal Health Foundation Talitha McGuinness. Talitha talks about how her experience with Twin-to-Twin Transfusion Syndrome inspired her to help others, what it was like putting on a 5K fundraiser with no prior experience, and how she stays motivated. Then, she shares the incredible story of sta...

Today we're giving you some insight into life with an identical twin as we discuss our list of things we believe that only twins can understand! We compare our mutual bad habit for referring to ourselves in the second person, muse over our inability to order from a restaurant on our own, and why sharing a birthday is a huge dilemma. Then, we talk about the unexpected things that we often fight...

It's almost Mother's Day, which means we get to talk about one of our favorite things in the world: moms! In today's episode, we have a heated debate about which one of us is more like our mom, share our house rules for card- and flower-buying, and contemplate why some kids claim to hate their parents. Aspen talks about why she will never go swimming without her mom, Ashley admires her...

On today's episode, we find out which one of us knows the other best! We play a question-and-answer game to test how well we really know each other. Aspen is shocked that Ashly doesn't remember her most embarrassing moment, Ashley can't think of anything annoying about her sister, and we debate about our childhood career aspirations and whether or not Ashley pushed Aspen in first grade...

Today on Twinspiration, we sit down with author, cancer survivor, and long-time friend Erika K. Wolf to talk about her upcoming book, Cancer and Other Things I'm Grateful For . Erika shares her cancer journey, from the moment she first noticed something was wrong, to the phone call confirming her diagnosis (that came while she was at our house), to the many people and practices that helped her...

Should dessert be eaten first or last? Sweet candy or sour candy? What is the proper way to eat a cupcake? In today's episode, we debate all this and more for our SWEETEST episode yet! Ashley makes fun of Aspen for her high sour tolerance, Aspen shares how she eats way too much expired food, and we answer the internet's most common food disagreements. We argue about who has the better memo...

On today's episode of Twinspiration, we interview Denver's "Kool"-est radio show hosts Winston and Mel about how they got started in radio, what it's like being in the public eye, and how they maintain their best friend-ship. Winston explains how he stayed confident in their work even during challenging times, Mel shares the unbelievable story of her leap of faith in coming t...

If you've ever wondered which one of us is the evil twin, you're about to find out! In this episode, we reveal all of the questionable and possibly illegal things Ashley has done and discuss how we're surprised she hasn't been arrested yet. Ashley shares the moment that set off her "bad-girl" streak, how she broke the law the first time she drove after getting her license...

In our World Theatre Day special, we celebrate all things theatre by spotlighting some of our favorite onstage stories! Aspen shares her most embarrassing audition mishaps and how she was once thrown into a ditch during a show, while Ashley recalls the many times she's been sick for a performance and why she can't stand Romeo and Juliet. We discuss the chaos and reward that comes from owni...

On today's episode of "Twinspiration", we sit down with "The Funny Runner" Brittany Charboneau and owner of SugarTats Cookie Company Justin Charboneau to talk about all things sweets, Disney, and following your dreams! Brittany shares how running went from a hobby to a profession, what it was like taking the leap to pursue running professionally, and how she intends to be a...

Happy St. Patrick's Day!  Tune into this special holiday episode to learn about what we call our "Somers luck" and why we think we're the middle children of the universe.  We talk about how California has a vendetta against us getting ice cream, our unlucky high school graduation story, and how Ashley almost died on a roller coaster.   Do you think you tend to have good luck or bad...

On today's episode of Twinspiration, twelve-year-old screenwriter and actor Ellie Mae Smith joins us to talk about how her upcoming film Hope went from a short script on her computer to a fully-produced feature.  Ellie shares the incredible story of how her dream to make a faith-based film became a reality at only twelve years old.  We discuss holding onto your convictions in such a chal...

Kids believe the darndest things! In today's episode, we talk all about the weird and wacky stories we believed as kids.  We share how we were convinced we had a secret triplet, why we can never eat bacon, and our Grandma's sneaky lie about falling rocks that we bought into for way too long.  Ashley discusses how she went from thinking she was the long-lost princess of England to believi...