Nutty & Slutty

Have you ever seen 11:11 on the clock and wondered if the universe was trying to tell you something?  In this episode, Janine and Isadora dive into the mysterious world of psychics, tarot readings, angel numbers, intuition, and spiritual signs — with stories that range from hilarious to downright unsettling. Janine recounts an unforgettable encounter with a fake psychic in New York that ended with...

This week, Isadora shares one of the strangest and most unforgettable trips of her life.  What starts as a relaxing spa vacation in Mexico quickly turns into a naked mud ritual, a Mayan sweat lodge, giant bats, and a spiritual experience she still can't explain. Along the way, she finds herself covered in mud, swept into the Pacific Ocean, and wondering if she accidentally checked into the wr...

Is this a medical emergency?  Janine and Isadora talk about migraines, panic attacks, emergency room anxiety, and the complicated relationship many women have with the healthcare system.  Will their painful symptoms be judged or even believed? But the conversation takes an unexpected turn toward something many of us are missing: simple human kindness.  From a doctor's diagnosis by massage to...

Janine tells Isadora about voting in the 2004 presidential election — from a psych ward.  When Janine learned that they were bringing ballots into the hospital, she began furiously making lists: the pros and cons of each candidate, Republican George Bush or Democrat John Kerry.  The decision felt like the weight of the world on her shoulders. Did psychosis turn Janine into a Republican?  Maybe so....

In this candid and often hilarious episode, Isadora pulls back the curtain on how she unexpectedly became known as the “number one escort in America.”  Long before she owned a computer, she discovered that a client known as “The Big Doggy” had created an influential online review site where escorts were ranked and reviewed by clients.  To her surprise, she found herself at the top of the list, lea...

In this episode of Nutty & Slutty , Janine continues her story about a night in San Francisco when psychosis, confusion and sexual violence collided. Paranoid and psychotic, Janine gets locked out of her apartment wearing just a sweatshirt -- half naked.  With her arm out for help, the public pulled back from her.  Alone at a laundromat, she was approached by a man who offered comfort, then de...

In this deeply personal episode of the Nutty and Slutty podcast, hosts Janine and Isadora explore the complicated intersection of bipolar disorder, sexuality, shame and identity.  What begins as a candid conversation about sex quickly unfolds into an intimate discussion about hypersexuality as a symptom of mania, the emotional aftermath of psychosis, and the ways cultural and religious conditionin...

This episode of the Nutty & Slutty podcast takes a candid and emotionally complex look at non-consensual sex, asking a deceptively simple question: when do we get to call something rape?  Hosts Isadora and Janine unpack their own histories while reflecting on broader cultural narratives, challenging the idea that clarity always exists in moments of violation.  The conversation is grounded in l...

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 from a previous discussion, Janine shares how her perspective was shaken by the idea that clients may seek experiences beyond conventional definitions of sex.  What follows is an honest...

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 conversation about non–nine-to-five work quickly turns into a series of sharply observed, darkly funny anecdotes about survival, embarrassment and the strange turns that shape a life. Isa...

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 as relief becomes brain fog, confusion, disorientation, medicated sleep and suicidal thoughts — a stark reminder of how dangerous making changes to a medication like lithium can be....

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 an escort, why bigger breasts became part of the business and how, later in life, a male surgeon made a body decision she did not ask for.  Janine brings the other sid...

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 complicated ways people manage pleasure behind closed doors. From Janine’s ancient device to Isadora’s closet full of clients’ labeled toys, they chat about men’s hidden sexual prefe...

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 managing mental illness year after year.  She talks honestly about suicidal thoughts, emotional fatigue, and what it means to wonder whether the voice in your head (that wants to...

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 rooms with sheer force of will, and using charm, timing and hyper-focus to create the illusion of the perfect date.  Janine asks questions about sex work, like how Isadora ma...

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 and mental health collide.  What begins with a humorous confession about Janine avoiding antique shops quickly opens into a conversation about how both Isadora and Ja...

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 man in your life's tendency to pay for forbidden sex ... just by his sign? And what about the escorts in the agency?  Which women under which signs are the most popula...

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 Janine dreams of a chance to act Off-Broadway and Isadora almost lands a role on LA Law . Janine, who has Crohn’s disease, writes and performs a monologue in...

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 defines an actor’s life.  She shares how she prepared for auditions, the roles she gravitated toward, and the mentors who helped guide her through the highs and lows o...

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 to terrible lows, the idea that she could still be an actress gave her hope and comfort every time she was discharged from the psych ward.  And when the world told he...

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.  Coming from families that didn’t know how actors became actors, both configured loose game plans as undergrads to get closer to careers.  When Isadora’s acceptance to Juilliard mak...

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 that being a successful actress will cure her mind. Instead, she deteriorates into psychosis and feels compelled to perform for an invisible “master camera” in whi...

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 identity with financial survival.  As Isadora sees the sex work industry more clearly, she understands what it can offer in concrete terms: time, stability and a sense...

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 friends in a writing class when they discovered they had both been living on the fringe.  With bipolar disorder, Janine felt like she had to hide the reality of living w...