Twintopia

We've talked about Doppelgangers before - but this time, it's personal. Even though Katie is Julie's identical twin (and podcast co-host) Katie is not the only person who looks like her. Julie tells the story of her surreal experience of having a real-life lookalike living in her same small town, the funny moments that come with it and the lengths to which she went to in order to deter...

For the re-release of our Ghost Episode, please enjoy our riveting original interview from 2022 with twins Kristy and Jenny who lead a paranormal investigation team called Soul Sisters Paranormal. As a bonus, Katie joins the recording from the New York Public Library (in honor of the movie Ghostbusters ).  This insightful interview might just change forever the way you think about ghosts. Plus, st...

Tod Lewis is a lawyer who specializes in twin credit and identity mixup claims. In this fascinating episode, Julie and Katie talk with Tod about how twin credit mixups occur (and how it happens to twins more than you might think), the financial and emotional damage it can cause and what can be done to fix the problem and bring justice to those twins who find themselves victims of this unfortunate...

If you know us at all, you know we believe in twin telepathy. We took to social media and asked Twintopians to share their best ESP stories...and they did not disappoint! We know you will enjoy these fun and bizarre stories that could only happen because of the rare bond that happens between twins.

Julie and Katie discuss the results of their very own Twin Experiment (inspired by Netflix's You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment.) For the month of February, Julie went sugar free/alcohol free, and Katie gave up red meat, dairy and gluten. Given that the sister have identical DNA, who had the best results for their health and weight? Listen to find out!

Julie and Katie check in on how their different diets are going for Twintopia's very own Twin Experiment, plus a tragic story of twins in the news, ESP and diet disasters on Valentine's day.

Katie and Julie review the Netflix docuseries, "You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment," as part of their Twin TV series. Listen to find out what they loved about this show and what it did (and didn't) have to do with twins. Later, the twins explain how it inspired them to do their own twin experiment for the betterment of their health.

Katie and Julie are starting a new bonus series in which they share their thoughts on tv shows/series that involve twins. This episode focuses on the new Amazon Prime limited series called "Twin Love," hosted by the Bella Twins.

Julie and Katie read twin listener responses to the poll inquiry: "Did you ever receive or achieve something your twin didn't? How did you both handle it?" The twins also discuss their Christmas prep and the new twin reality show "Twins in Love."

We love being twins. But for this episode we took to Facebook to ask other twins, "Has Being a twin caused you problems?" Though many of the responses we could relate to, others really surprised us. Please enjoy!

Katie and Julie have always wanted to devote an entire episode to the dynamics of the boy/girl (or in this case, man/woman) twin relationship. The day has come and we were delighted to get to know these 19-year old twins and hear what makes their relationship special; we loved hearing how they are growing as individuals now that they’ve separated and are carving separate paths for themselves in th...

As Katie and Julie approach their 50th birthday, they ponder what their birthday wishes will be for the next 50 years.

Katie and Julie have had a long-standing disagreement on the rarity of identical twins. Although fertility treatments have caused a surge in the number of multiple births, Julie questioned whether this would have any affect on the number of identical (aka, "monozygotic") twins. Julie does a deep dive into the statistics and reveals her findings. The twins also discuss the latest happenin...

It's the SIBLING episode! Finally someone (or in this case, two someones), dedicated an entire podcast episode to the singleton siblings of twins. We are thrilled to hear their story!  What's it like to be raised alongside twins?  Find out as our brother Rob joins us for a chat with our longtime friend, Renee, who grew up with twin brothers. 

In this episode, Julie and Katie discuss the phenomenon of look alike strangers and how scientists are now discovering that most Doppelgängers (aka "twin strangers") share similar DNA.

Julie and Katie wondered what lengths their fellow twins are willing to go in order to look alike, so we took an online poll and the Twintopia community had lots to say about the subject. Would you have plastic surgery if your twin did? Would you change your hairstyle? Listen as we share their stories and opinions as well as our own.

Twin enthusiast, J.W., discusses with Julie and Katie why he is so fascinated with twins and has over 100 sets of twin friends. J.W. was presented with a medal and the title of "Honorary Twin" by some of his twin friends and makes an effort to attend the twin festival in Twinsburg, OH each year. He has become a huge part of the twin community. Later, the twins discuss their thoughts on the recent...

What's in a name? In today's episode, Julie and Katie ponder the meaning of names and whether or not our personalities live up to our chosen names. Do you like it when twins have rhyming names, like "Brenda and Lynda" or sound similar like "Joseph and Josiah"? Is Katie's son happy she named him after her twin sister? Julie does a deep dive into the name "Katie" as well as the name "Julie," and als...

In this episode, we interview twins Miriam and Sarah, who have twins running rampant throughout their family tree (both identical and fraternal), which begs the question: Are geneticists wrong about the heredity of twins? The ladies also discuss whether or not you should marry someone who doesn't get along with your twin. You can probably guess what we would say about that, but take a listen to th...

Twintopia celebrates their 1-year anniversary with more amazing twin interviews recorded from the Twins Days festival in Ohio! Julie and Katie spoke with almost 20 sets of twins during the twin festival and found that there are some universal truths to the twin experience. Take a listen (or if you're on Spotify you can watch this episode in video form) to see what a variety of twins have to say ab...

For this very special, super-sized episode, Julie and Katie go to the land of twins... the largest twin festival in the world... the TWINS DAYS FESTIVAL in Twinsburg, OH! You won't believe what they saw and the fellow twins they met while they were there. This podcast is about ALL things twins and the festival is also about ALL things twins, so it was the perfect place for Twintopia to go...and wh...

Identical twins Heather and Christina were the Twins Days Festival 2021 queens.  With 21 years invested in past festivals, they are able to give Julie and Katie helpful tips on how best to enjoy their first ever visit to this year's festival coming up in August. Plus, during the wrap-up, the twins provide more insights on previous episodes.

On this special twin episode we interview our high school friend and fellow identical twin, Kim Alameida Vialpando, who shares her joy in being a twin and getting to raise twins of her own; she also talks about how being compared affected her and her sister Kelly growing up and the struggles they (and their mother) have had with Multiple Sclerosis (MS).  Be prepared to laugh and cry in this s...

Julie and Katie celebrate their birthday together and reflect on their favorite birthdays growing up and why being together on their special day is important to them; Katie reads Twintopia fan mail from listeners describing their memorable twin birthdays.

In this episode, Julie asks Katie 10 questions about their shared childhood and youth, to see if they remember things the same way. The twins also prepare for their upcoming trip to Twinsburg, OH where they've been granted media clearance to cover the event for the podcast and share what their costume will be for the twin parade. Plus, exciting news about former Twintopia guests, the Zamarripa twi...