Nutty & Slutty
Isadora spent most of her adult life as a professional escort and even became the “number one” escort in the U.S. Janine has bipolar disorder and has been hospitalized seven times. In Nutty (Janine) & Slutty (Isadora), this unlikely duo talks about how they both learned to hide. Janine hid her mind from the world and Isadora hid her body and career. Empowered by friendship, Isadora and Janine pull back the curtain on sex work, mental health and the secrets women carry. Once pushed to the fringe of society, Nutty and Slutty are now taking charge — creating a safe place for authentic conversations that may encourage you to step out, speak up and share.
Episodes
16 episodes
Ep 16: Behind Closed Doors: The Truth About Male Sexual Desire | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
In this candid and thought-provoking episode of Nutty & Slutty, Janine and Isadora reconnect and dive straight into a conversation that challenges assumptions about sex, identity and relationships. Picking up...
Ep 15: Odd Jobs Gone Wrong | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
In this episode of Nutty & Slutty, Isadora and Janine are in the world of odd jobs — those chaotic, often humiliating gigs that rarely make it onto résumés but never quite leave the memory. What begins as a c...
Ep 14: Dangerously Awake and Insomnia Cocktails | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Who do you call at 3 a.m.?In this episode of Nutty & Slutty, Janine opens up about an insomnia spiral set off by a psychiatric medication change that seemed to help at first, then turned frightening. What begins a...
Ep 13: The Bra Size That Changed Everything: Botched Boobs and Pricey Panties | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Isadora and Janine get into boobs, bras, breast implants, Victoria’s Secret, body image, lingerie fails and the strange economics of desire. Isadora shares how one breast augmentation changed her earnings overnight while working as ...
Ep 12: These Toys Are NOT for Children: Sex Toys, Sex Work, Fantasy & Desire | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Sex toys, secrecy, shame, fantasy and the private lives people rarely talk about. In this episode of Nutty & Slutty, Janine and Isadora dive into a conversation about sex toys, sexual taboo, hidden desire and the c...
Ep 11: Suicidal Thoughts and the Things that Save Us (Faith, God & Dogs) | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
What happens when living with bipolar disorder becomes a full-time job?Janine opens up about the deep exhaustion that can come with bipolar disorder — not just the hospitalizations or crises, but the cumulative weight of managi...
Ep 10: Setting the Stage for Sex Work: What Happens Before He Arrives? | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
This week on Nutty & Slutty, Isadora dishes on all things escorting — behind the scenes. She reveals what it was like to create intimate encounters: hauling music and mood gear from place to place, softening ugly hotel...
Ep 9: Psychic Gifts or Psychosis? Janine and Isadora Explore the Thin Line Between Imagination and Hallucination | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Can heightened sensitivity be a gift — or can it tip into something dangerous? In this episode, Janine and Isadora dive into the strange, fascinating and sometimes frightening space where heightened spiritual sensitivity, creativity...
Ep 8: Sexy Stars: Can Astrology Predict Who Sees An Escort? | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
When Isadora and her escort friends gather data on client zodiac signs, the results feel far from coincidental. Which signs most often seek intimacy with an escort? Why does one sign almost never show up? Can you predict the m...
Ep 7: Role Reversal: Janine in Stilettos and Isadora Talks Mental Health | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Dreams of a big break often collide with the real world, where bodies are struck by illness and where casting calls mean vying with your dopplegangers for the same spot on a hit TV show. These are Janine and Isadora’s “almost moments” — where J...
Ep 6: Before Life as an Escort, She Believed Talent Was Enough | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Before Isadora became an escort, she spent four years in one of the most prestigious acting conservatories in the world. At Juilliard, she endured the emotional whiplash of acceptance and rejection, and the relentless pressure that define...
Ep 5: Flexible Schedules, Fragile Minds, Unbreakable Dreams | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Have you ever gone all-in on a dream? For Janine and Isadora, it wasn’t a choice to commit to the acting dream, but a deep knowing that acting was the only profession they were cut out to do. When bipolar disorder would take Janine ...
Ep 4: So You Want to Be An Actress? | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
For Isadora and Janine, their first stage was their living room rug. At age seven, Isadora was writing stories and dreaming of living inside them. By age eight. Janine was obsessed with Annie and had Broadway dreams. ...
Ep 3: How Becoming an Escort Changed My Future | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Financial pressure after graduating from prestigious Juilliard with an acting degree pushed Isadora from juggling multiple jobs to an interview to be an escort. Isadora walks through her first days while she tries to reconcile her identit...
Ep 2: Bipolar in College: How Depression, Mania and Psychosis Sidelined My Life | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
By the end of freshman year, Janine’s persistent depression worsens into insomnia, loss of appetite, distorted thinking, and mania. Not yet diagnosed with bipolar disorder, Janine pursues her drama degree, deeply clinging to the belief th...
Ep 1: Miss America of Hookers Meets Psych Ward Valedictorian | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness
Janine has bipolar disorder and has been hospitalized seven times. Isadora spent most of her adult life as a professional escort and even became the “number one” escort in the U.S. Janine (Nutty) and Isadora (Slutty) became fast fri...