Twintopia

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 happenings in their lives including chance run-ins with other identical twins.

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.

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 news headlines about identical twins who won a lawsuit against their former college who accused them of cheating on an exam. 

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 also discusses the naming trends societies cycle through over time and how you can predict how old someone is based on their name (for example, if your name is Nancy, you're probably age 70 or older); and lastly, Julie shares her feelings on the tragedy that has occurred to anyone named "Karen."

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 this fascinating conversation between two sets of twins.