Twintopia

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 about the twin relationship.

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 what an experience it was! This festival has been on Katie's bucket list since we saw it on television as little girls, so hooray for once-in-a-lifetime trips!! Plus, Julie shares some fun facts on Twinsburg and the history of the festival. If you've ever been curious about what it would be like to be surrounded by over 2,000 sets of twins, take a listen! Julie and Katie will tell you all about it!

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 super-sized special episode... we could have talked to Kim all day.

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 twins!

Together with their husbands, identical twins Arlane and Delane from Louisville, Kentucky discuss everything from kids to wine and how the two couples operate together as one big team.

For the first episode of their "Twins in LOVE" series, Julie and Katie bring their husbands on the show to weigh in on what it’s like being married to twins. This might be our favorite episode yet! The men had some interesting insights on how being married to a twin affects them. Plus: The twins read some very intriguing fan mail from twin sisters who have found love in an unusual way. During the wrap-up, Julie and Katie also read a message from a fan (and fellow twin) who shares in their excitement over their upcoming trip to Twinsburg, OH for the Twins Days Festival, where Twintopia will be recording their one-year anniversary episode!

Julie and Katie talk with 19-year-old identical twins Allura and Bella Zamarripa about their tennis careers and how being twins gives them a competitive edge playing professional women’s tennis (especially when playing doubles). The twins currently play for the University of Texas.