Twin Oaks

How far would you go to find the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake on the largest island in the largest lake in the United States? This week, we’re bringing your stories of places that – for one reason you another – you can’t visit. Plus ...  Show more

This paddleboat gave some Black children a place to learn even when they were denied formal education on land. This week, we’re bringing your stories of places that – for one reason you another – you can’t visit. Plus: We want to hear from you! What’s a place in your life that YO ...  Show more

Geth speaks with charming, identical twin geniuses about "twin hopping," fraternal twin frauds, and who would play them in a film. They get into twin shenanigans like convincing people that identical twins don't have belly buttons. Chris pitches ideas for a twin hosted podcast ...

Kate and Oliver are joined by Dr. Nancy Segal, a psychologist and Director of the Twin Studies Center at California State University, Fullerton for a fascinating conversation about all things twins. They discuss the science behind twins, nature vs. nurture, stories of twins wh ...

Twins are used to fielding all sorts of questions, like "Can you read each other's minds?" or "Can you feel each other's pain?" Two of our Planet Money reporters are twins, and they have heard them all. But it's not just strangers on the street who are fascinated by twins. Scient ...  Show more

Ghada and Ranyah don't know each other, but their stories have a lot in common. When they each married their husbands, everybody around them assumed they'd live happily ever after. But it didn't turn out that way, for either of them. They were both left to rebuild new identities ...  Show more