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Nutty & Slutty

Nutty & Slutty

Written by: Living Life on the Fringe
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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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Social Sciences
Episodes
  • Ep 4: So You Want to Be An Actress?
    Feb 9 2026

    For Isadora and Janine, their first stage was their living room rug. By college, Janine was obsessed with Annie and hellbent on acting in New York. By first grade, Isadora was writing stories and dreaming of living inside them. 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 makes her mother worry about the financial toll, her insight allows her to press on. It wasn’t movie star dreams but a true love of the craft that anchored them both, for a while.

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    18 mins
  • Ep 3: How Becoming an Escort Changed My Future
    Feb 1 2026

    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 of control. Her resilience is far from moral collapse and rather a savvy strategy to stay afloat.

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    25 mins
  • Ep 2: Bipolar in College: How Depression, Mania and Psychosis Sidelined My Life
    Feb 1 2026

    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 which she is the main character, continuously being watched. With antidepressant medication starts and stops, and frightening therapy, Janine soon has suicidal ideation. She calls the police, on herself. This episode focuses on warning signs, support, and how a hospitalization and family silence planted the seed of stigma and shame.

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    24 mins
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