Nutty & Slutty

Janine Noel and Isadora O'Boto
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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.

  1. 4d ago

    Breaking Up With My Breasts: Isadora’s Urgent Implant Removal | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness

    Have you rated the podcast yet?  Review, Subscribe & Share with a friend! What happens when the sexy physique that helped build your career needs to change?  In this episode of Nutty & Slutty, Isadora talks with Janine about her upcoming breast implant removal surgery — and the anxiety that has her preparing estate documents, down to who will care for her dog.  Isadora describes the unsettling experience, imagining worst-case scenarios, and trying to feel ready for something she would rather avoid. After three years of unexplained symptoms, repeated medical appointments, and debilitating episodes of brain fog, Isadora was forced to consider whether her implants might be contributing to her illness.  She shares the conflicting personal accounts surrounding the breast implant illness — and how different groups of women think it’s a real thing or not.  She feels doubts on days she feels well, and when she’s terribly ill, her hope is that removal will help.  It’s a personal account of making a difficult health decision while answers still feel uncertain. The conversation turns to what her implants have meant beyond appearance.  Isadora recalls the business pressures that influenced her decision to get them during her escorting career, and how that silhouette became part of her identity over decades.  Janine shares her own experience of bodily change following surgery for Crohn’s disease, opening a frank discussion about grief, intimacy, and the pressure to feel grateful when you are also mourning what you have lost. Finally, they discuss the financial burden of Isadora’s treatment, her experience of paying out of pocket, and her concern for women who cannot afford the care they seek.  This episode makes room for fear, affection, outrageous jokes, and complicated feelings about aging and appearance.  At its heart is a question that reaches far beyond implants: how do you care for the body you have while saying goodbye to the body you knew? Send us Fan Mail Welcome to NUTTY & SLUTTY Where Mental Health, Sexuality and Unfiltered Truth Take Center Stage NUTTY & SLUTTY is a bold, sex-positive podcast exploring the messy, complicated and often hilarious intersections of mental health, sexuality and real life — without shame, filters or pretense. Hosted by Janine Noel (living with bipolar disorder) and Isadora O’Boto (ex-escort), this show brings together two radically honest perspectives for conversations that are as raw as they are insightful.  From navigating mood swings and medication to unpacking the realities of sex work and desire, nothing is off-limits. _________________________________________________ Isadora O’Boto (co-host) is a Juilliard Drama grad.  Under the pen name Sephe Haven, she is the author of two award-winning memoirs: My Whorizontal Life and A Someday Courtesan, and playwright/performer of the solo show: “My Whorizontal Life: The Show!”  Isadora co-hosted the podcast My Index to Sex with Lynn Ferguson.  Find her at: isadoraoboto.com Janine Noel (co-host) is creator and host of Bipolar She podcast, where guests sh...

  2. Oct 12

    Ep 36: They Didn’t Get My Money. They Got My Peace of Mind. | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness

    Have you rated the podcast yet?  Review, Subscribe & Share with a friend! What happens when the person calling to protect you from a scam is the scammer?  This week on Nutty & Slutty, Isadora recounts a frightening call from a woman claiming to represent the FBI’s internet crime unit.  With convincing details and threats of arrest, the caller nearly pulls her in — until an independent call to the police breaks the spell. Janine shares her own unsettling experience: an email account breach that sent a bogus invitation to 639 people.  Together, Janine and Isadora explore the aftermath of these invasions — the cleanup, the embarrassment, and the exhausting feeling that every call, message, and innocent-looking link requires suspicion. The conversation turns to Janine’s “Writing Hard Stories,” a creative writing class she teaches through the Bipolar She podcast (BipolarShe.com).  They discuss the possibilities and challenges of putting painful experiences on the page, including Janine’s memories of psychiatric hospitalization and Isadora’s fear of opening an emotional door she might struggle to close. With honesty, humor, and a few unexpected party ideas, Isadora and Janine reflect on how cruelty can make us retreat — and how stigma around bipolar disorder and sex work can deepen that isolation.  It’s a conversation about shaken trust, difficult stories, and the need for kindness in a world that too often keeps us on guard. Send us Fan Mail Welcome to NUTTY & SLUTTY Where Mental Health, Sexuality and Unfiltered Truth Take Center Stage NUTTY & SLUTTY is a bold, sex-positive podcast exploring the messy, complicated and often hilarious intersections of mental health, sexuality and real life — without shame, filters or pretense. Hosted by Janine Noel (living with bipolar disorder) and Isadora O’Boto (ex-escort), this show brings together two radically honest perspectives for conversations that are as raw as they are insightful.  From navigating mood swings and medication to unpacking the realities of sex work and desire, nothing is off-limits. _________________________________________________ Isadora O’Boto (co-host) is a Juilliard Drama grad.  Under the pen name Sephe Haven, she is the author of two award-winning memoirs: My Whorizontal Life and A Someday Courtesan, and playwright/performer of the solo show: “My Whorizontal Life: The Show!”  Isadora co-hosted the podcast My Index to Sex with Lynn Ferguson.  Find her at: isadoraoboto.com Janine Noel (co-host) is creator and host of Bipolar She podcast, where guests sh...

  3. Oct 5

    Ep 35: The Secret Life of OCD: Sex, Violence and the Thoughts You Don’t Choose | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness

    Have you rated the podcast yet?  Review, Subscribe & Share with a friend! In this episode of Nutty & Slutty, Janine and Isadora explore obsessive-compulsive disorder — and why it is far more complex than the familiar stereotypes of spotless houses, rigid organization, and repeatedly checking whether the stove is off. Isadora reflects on growing up with parents whose need for order once felt like criticism, while Janine shares how OCD became entangled with her experience of bipolar disorder. Janine describes the relentless cycle of intrusive thoughts: unwanted ideas about sexuality, identity, violence, and other frightening subjects that can feel impossible to resolve.  The two discuss an essential distinction — the thoughts that accompany OCD may be deeply upsetting precisely because they do not reflect the person’s character, desires, or intentions. The conversation also examines treatment, including working with an OCD specialist and using exposure therapy to reduce the power of an obsession.  Janine explains the counterintuitive process of allowing a distressing thought to exist without fighting it, analyzing it, or performing a compulsion — until what once felt like a hard ball ricocheting through the mind becomes something softer and easier to let pass. With warmth, humor, and their characteristic honesty, Janine and Isadora reveal the exhausting private terrain that may be hidden behind an ordinary exterior.  It is a conversation about stigma, empathy, and the courage required to speak aloud the thoughts that cause shame — and to discover that having a thought is not the same as wanting it or acting upon it. Send us Fan Mail Welcome to NUTTY & SLUTTY Where Mental Health, Sexuality and Unfiltered Truth Take Center Stage NUTTY & SLUTTY is a bold, sex-positive podcast exploring the messy, complicated and often hilarious intersections of mental health, sexuality and real life — without shame, filters or pretense. Hosted by Janine Noel (living with bipolar disorder) and Isadora O’Boto (ex-escort), this show brings together two radically honest perspectives for conversations that are as raw as they are insightful.  From navigating mood swings and medication to unpacking the realities of sex work and desire, nothing is off-limits. _________________________________________________ Isadora O’Boto (co-host) is a Juilliard Drama grad.  Under the pen name Sephe Haven, she is the author of two award-winning memoirs: My Whorizontal Life and A Someday Courtesan, and playwright/performer of the solo show: “My Whorizontal Life: The Show!”  Isadora co-hosted the podcast My Index to Sex with Lynn Ferguson.  Find her at: isadoraoboto.com Janine Noel (co-host) is creator and host of Bipolar She podcast, where guests sh...

  4. Sep 28

    Ep 34: Healthcare Horrors: Isadora's Mystery Illness & Janine Sees a Quack | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness

    Have you rated the podcast yet?  Review, Subscribe & Share with a friend! Everybody has a healthcare nightmare — but when you’re an escort, living with bipolar disorder, or managing chronic illness, getting sick comes with its own set of complications.  In this episode, Isadora and Janine talk about medical bills, inadequate insurance, lost income, and the frightening reality of working when your body is telling you to stop. Isadora recalls powering through illness during her years as an escort, even leaving the emergency room and going straight back to work.  That same instinct — to put everyone else’s needs ahead of her own — has resurfaced as she confronts a mysterious cluster of symptoms, including life-threatening anaphylactic reactions, while struggling to find a doctor willing to investigate the whole picture. Janine shares her own experiences with dangerous medical treatment, including a psychiatrist whose license was revoked and an antidepressant that triggered a devastating bipolar cycle. Together, they consider what happens when doctors dismiss patients who “look healthy,” treat symptoms in isolation, or imply that an illness is somehow the patient’s fault. With their trademark honesty, humor, and compassion, Isidora and Janine explore the terror of no longer trusting your own body or mind — and the exhausting search for someone who will listen.  It’s a deeply personal conversation about bad medicine, invisible illness, financial vulnerability, self-advocacy, and the healing power of finally hearing: “This isn’t your fault.” Send us Fan Mail Welcome to NUTTY & SLUTTY Where Mental Health, Sexuality and Unfiltered Truth Take Center Stage NUTTY & SLUTTY is a bold, sex-positive podcast exploring the messy, complicated and often hilarious intersections of mental health, sexuality and real life — without shame, filters or pretense. Hosted by Janine Noel (living with bipolar disorder) and Isadora O’Boto (ex-escort), this show brings together two radically honest perspectives for conversations that are as raw as they are insightful.  From navigating mood swings and medication to unpacking the realities of sex work and desire, nothing is off-limits. _________________________________________________ Isadora O’Boto (co-host) is a Juilliard Drama grad.  Under the pen name Sephe Haven, she is the author of two award-winning memoirs: My Whorizontal Life and A Someday Courtesan, and playwright/performer of the solo show: “My Whorizontal Life: The Show!”  Isadora co-hosted the podcast My Index to Sex with Lynn Ferguson.  Find her at: isadoraoboto.com Janine Noel (co-host) is creator and host of Bipolar She podcast, where guests sh...

  5. Sep 21

    Ep 33: The Secret Power of Being Paid for Sex | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness

    Have you rated the podcast yet?  Review, Subscribe & Share with a friend! What does it mean to feel powerful in a profession the world insists on seeing as degrading?  In this episode, Isadora and Janine examine the complicated relationship between escorting and empowerment — and ask whether sex work can offer women a kind of control often denied to them elsewhere. Isadora reflects on how escorting transformed her relationship with money.  After years of low-paying jobs and financial insecurity, she discovered the freedom of earning enough to pay her bills without fear.  But the empowerment went beyond income: clients valued her beauty, wit, talent, playfulness and intelligence — qualities that frequently went unseen in her romantic life. A disastrous birthday date reveals the painful divide between Isadora’s professional and personal worlds.  While one man can barely bring himself to call her beautiful, her answering machine is filled with birthday messages from clients telling her how much she means to them.  The contrast raises a provocative question: Are transactional relationships necessarily less genuine — or can they sometimes make people feel more fully seen? The conversation also ventures into pleasure, performance and the expectation that an escort should enjoy the encounter without ever forgetting whose experience she is being paid to provide.  Honest, funny and unsettling, this episode complicates easy assumptions about prostitution — and explores the strange power dynamics hiding inside both paid sex and “real-life” romance. Send us Fan Mail Welcome to NUTTY & SLUTTY Where Mental Health, Sexuality and Unfiltered Truth Take Center Stage NUTTY & SLUTTY is a bold, sex-positive podcast exploring the messy, complicated and often hilarious intersections of mental health, sexuality and real life — without shame, filters or pretense. Hosted by Janine Noel (living with bipolar disorder) and Isadora O’Boto (ex-escort), this show brings together two radically honest perspectives for conversations that are as raw as they are insightful.  From navigating mood swings and medication to unpacking the realities of sex work and desire, nothing is off-limits. _________________________________________________ Isadora O’Boto (co-host) is a Juilliard Drama grad.  Under the pen name Sephe Haven, she is the author of two award-winning memoirs: My Whorizontal Life and A Someday Courtesan, and playwright/performer of the solo show: “My Whorizontal Life: The Show!”  Isadora co-hosted the podcast My Index to Sex with Lynn Ferguson.  Find her at: isadoraoboto.com Janine Noel (co-host) is creator and host of Bipolar She podcast, where guests sh...

  6. Aug 31

    Ep 32: Brutal Breakups: When Your Secret Sends Him Packing | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness

    Have you rated the podcast yet?  Review, Subscribe & Share with a friend! What happens when the person you love discovers the part of your life you fear they’ll never accept?  This week on Nutty and Slutty, Janine and Isadora turn their attention to the men who stood beside them through bipolar disorder and escorting — until, for one reason or another, they didn’t. Janine looks back at the college boyfriend who remained remarkably supportive after her hospitalization and bipolar diagnosis.  But as questions about marriage, children, heredity, religion, and social class crept into the relationship, she began to wonder whether his family saw her as a whole person — or simply as the illness she carried. Isadora recalls falling for a man while hiding the truth about her work as an escort.  When he discovered the secret, his heartbreak exploded into rage, a room full of feathers, and a frightening campaign of stalking that followed her all the way to an acting job in Boston. Together, Janine and Isadora ask a question that has haunted them both: When someone rejects you, how do you know whether they dislike who you are — or what they think your label says about you?  It’s a raw conversation about love, stigma, shame, judgment, and the moment you decide you’re finished apologizing for your own life. Send us Fan Mail Welcome to NUTTY & SLUTTY Where Mental Health, Sexuality and Unfiltered Truth Take Center Stage NUTTY & SLUTTY is a bold, sex-positive podcast exploring the messy, complicated and often hilarious intersections of mental health, sexuality and real life — without shame, filters or pretense. Hosted by Janine Noel (living with bipolar disorder) and Isadora O’Boto (ex-escort), this show brings together two radically honest perspectives for conversations that are as raw as they are insightful.  From navigating mood swings and medication to unpacking the realities of sex work and desire, nothing is off-limits. _________________________________________________ Isadora O’Boto (co-host) is a Juilliard Drama grad.  Under the pen name Sephe Haven, she is the author of two award-winning memoirs: My Whorizontal Life and A Someday Courtesan, and playwright/performer of the solo show: “My Whorizontal Life: The Show!”  Isadora co-hosted the podcast My Index to Sex with Lynn Ferguson.  Find her at: isadoraoboto.com Janine Noel (co-host) is creator and host of Bipolar She podcast, where guests sh...

  7. Aug 24

    Ep 31: A Knock at the Door in the Middle of the Night and Why We’re Afraid to Ask for Help | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness

    Have you rated the podcast yet?  Review, Subscribe & Share with a friend! A late-night knock and voices at Janine’s door send her dog barking — and leave her wondering whether anyone will believe what she heard. In this episode of the Nutty and Slutty podcast, Janine and Isadora explore how stigma can lead women to question their own experiences, even when their personal safety is at risk. Janine opens up about living publicly with bipolar disorder and the fear that others will dismiss her as dramatic, unstable, or unreliable. She recalls being mugged at gunpoint, enduring two court hearings, and receiving victim-blaming responses that taught her to stay silent rather than risk not being believed. Isadora connects Janine’s experience to her former life as an escort, when sex workers warned one another about dangerous clients because reporting rape or violence could lead to judgment, disbelief, or arrest. Together, they examine the damaging stereotypes surrounding mental illness and sex work — and what happens when marginalized women are treated as unreliable narrators of their own lives. It’s a candid conversation about bipolar stigma, sex-worker safety, victim blaming, trauma, credibility, and learning to advocate for yourself.  Sometimes asking for a better lock, a security light, or someone’s help is more than a practical act — it’s a way of reclaiming the belief that your voice, your body, and your safety matter. Send us Fan Mail Welcome to NUTTY & SLUTTY Where Mental Health, Sexuality and Unfiltered Truth Take Center Stage NUTTY & SLUTTY is a bold, sex-positive podcast exploring the messy, complicated and often hilarious intersections of mental health, sexuality and real life — without shame, filters or pretense. Hosted by Janine Noel (living with bipolar disorder) and Isadora O’Boto (ex-escort), this show brings together two radically honest perspectives for conversations that are as raw as they are insightful.  From navigating mood swings and medication to unpacking the realities of sex work and desire, nothing is off-limits. _________________________________________________ Isadora O’Boto (co-host) is a Juilliard Drama grad.  Under the pen name Sephe Haven, she is the author of two award-winning memoirs: My Whorizontal Life and A Someday Courtesan, and playwright/performer of the solo show: “My Whorizontal Life: The Show!”  Isadora co-hosted the podcast My Index to Sex with Lynn Ferguson.  Find her at: isadoraoboto.com Janine Noel (co-host) is creator and host of Bipolar She podcast, where guests sh...

  8. Aug 17

    Ep 30: Girls, Girls, Girls! Wait … Am I Still Straight? | Nutty & Slutty with Isadora O'Boto and Janine Noel | Stories on Sex Work and Mental Illness

    Have you rated the podcast yet?  Review, Subscribe & Share with a friend! What happens when a straight female escort steps outside the familiar world of male clients?  Isadora looks back on her first LGBTQ+ encounters in sex work — from an unexpected threesome to an appointment with a married businesswoman hoping to discover whether another woman could give her the pleasure she was missing at home. As Isadora’s stories unfold, she admits just how unprepared she was.  How do you seduce a woman when everything you know has been learned from seducing men?  Her solution was to remain curious, stay present, and approach the experience by imagining what she herself might want — even when the reality proved more complicated than the fantasy. That leads Janine to examine her own sexuality: her lifelong attraction to men, her fascination with androgyny, and her lingering curiosity about being with a woman.  Would dating provide an answer — or would a female escort offer a safer, simpler way to explore the question without pretending to want a relationship? Along the way, we talk about sexual fluidity, the differences between stripping and escorting, and the practical realities of safer sex. Isadora also explains how escorting gave her something she hadn’t always had in her personal life: the authority to insist on protection, to say no without apology, and to make her own boundaries nonnegotiable. Send us Fan Mail Welcome to NUTTY & SLUTTY Where Mental Health, Sexuality and Unfiltered Truth Take Center Stage NUTTY & SLUTTY is a bold, sex-positive podcast exploring the messy, complicated and often hilarious intersections of mental health, sexuality and real life — without shame, filters or pretense. Hosted by Janine Noel (living with bipolar disorder) and Isadora O’Boto (ex-escort), this show brings together two radically honest perspectives for conversations that are as raw as they are insightful.  From navigating mood swings and medication to unpacking the realities of sex work and desire, nothing is off-limits. _________________________________________________ Isadora O’Boto (co-host) is a Juilliard Drama grad.  Under the pen name Sephe Haven, she is the author of two award-winning memoirs: My Whorizontal Life and A Someday Courtesan, and playwright/performer of the solo show: “My Whorizontal Life: The Show!”  Isadora co-hosted the podcast My Index to Sex with Lynn Ferguson.  Find her at: isadoraoboto.com Janine Noel (co-host) is creator and host of Bipolar She podcast, where guests sh...

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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.

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  • Creator
    Janine Noel and Isadora O'Boto
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    37
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Nutty & Slutty
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