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[Contains explicit content] In this 2005 show, Susie's guest is Ian Kerner, the best-selling author of Be Honest - You're Not that Into Him Either and She Comes First. With years of personal and clinical experience between them, Susie and Ian debate the sexual dilemmas facing women and men these days - everything from dating, marriage, porn, body image, and much, much more. Then, Susie and Ian respond to a mailbag question from a woman who says she feels like her sex life has become one big performance.

[Contains explicit content] In this 2004 show, Susie's guest is Rachel Kramer Bussel, who shares her love for spanking, her thoughts on femme lesbians hooking up with other femme lesbians, and the thrill of Monica Lewinsky. Some of Rachel's books include Up All Night: Adventures in Lesbian Sex, Glamour Girls: Femme/Femme Erotica, and Naughty Spanking Stories from A to Z. Then, from the mailbag: Susie hears from some ardent defenders of Suicide Girls.

[Contains explicit content] The Mormon Church has a video manual for teaching kids about porn - and it's the slickest thing yet. Mormon actors teach parents "what to do" — with unexpectedly comic results — when their kids encounter pornography. The slick PSA has gone viral, but not without generating a few questions about youthful curiosity and how to not upset the Holy Ghost. Non-believers may find themselves clutching their pearls!

Susie looks at a new study showing why Americans are having less sex then ever. Next, a map that shows all the names given to syphilis before it was "syphilis" doubles as a guide to national prejudice. And finally, it's "New on Audible": a very special edition of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

[Contains explicit content] Susie remembers those who lost their lives in the Pulse nightclub. Next, the tale of Ada Menken, the 19th-century stage ingenue who lived fast, died young, and was both lusted after and shamed for it. And finally, it's "What's on Audible": Perhaps it’s time to revisit King Lear.

Today's show features a look at how erotic writers write. Susie shares her interview with Molly Weatherfield, author of the classic S&M novel Carrie's Story. First published in 1995 and regarded as one of the finest erotic novels ever written, it's smart, devastatingly sexy, and at times, shocking. It's now available as an audiobook, and Susie wanted to find out all the details that went into making this explicit, steamy story. She asks Molly about what other porn writers she enjoys reading and how the inspiration for Carrie's Story came. They also discuss fetish sex, fantasy, Regency romance, and BDSM.

In the "Try This at Home" mailbag, Susie has a delightfully hot time reading a letter from a male listener who asks for help with a problem with his girlfriend. She loves oral sex, but with one condition…. And the condition almost wrecks the fun for him!

In this week's Front Page, Susie responds to numerous inaccuracies and assumptions she found in a recent article written by Martin Amis about the porn industry. In her Books and Movies About Sex, Susie reads another of her favorite bedtime stories, "When the Student is Ready" by Claire Tristram. In her Try This at Home mailbag, Susie answers a question from a man who's upset his sexual fantasies are too deviant. Don't forget, you can write to Susie at susie@audible.com!

Susie has found a questionnaire that you won't want to miss: the National Casual Sex Survey. Here's a chance to see just how many Americans have had what's commonly known as a one night stand. The survey is specific to sex that intentionally takes place without any kind of commitment. Susie says answering these questions will be fun and revealing.

On today's show, Susie interviews one of today's most popular porn stars: Asa Akira. Asa has been working in the adult-entertainment business for six years and has garnered many awards for her work in over 400 adult films. At the AVN awards show, sponsored by Adult Video News, she's won for best anal scene, best double-penetration scene, and best all-girl three-way sex scene. She's also been named best porn star of the year. Susie and Asa talk about how to stay healthy in the business, why being dominated can be so hot, and how to write smutty haikus.

[Contains explicit content] Susie recalls the life and work of one of her biggest intellectual influences - feminist writer, teacher, and activist Ann Snitow - and reads an excerpt from her paper, "Mass Market Romance: Pornography Is Different for Women". And then, "New on Audible": Margaret Atwood's Life Before Man, a sophisticated meditation on non-monogamy and marriage.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has some sexual advice that could save every man's life: Beat off like your life depends on it! A study shows that regular masturbation can reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer. Next, Susie takes a look at one literary author's secret success in writing erotic novels. Writer Rupert Smith takes on the "nom de porn" as James Lear as he writes steamy gay porn fiction. And finally, Susie gets a letter from a listener who reminisces about her sexy youthful time in New Orleans.

[Contains explicit content] Susie addresses the media-mogul elephant in the room: Harvey Weinstein and the long, deep, egregious history of sexual harassment in Hollywood - and every other place and profession on this planet. Next, a Reddit user objects to the location of the female anus. And from the mailbag, a letter from a listener who takes offense at one of Susie's guest's language.

On this week’s In Bed, Susie shows how sexual professionals are literally dealing with your crap - of interest to all new parents and long time lovers! Next, a listener wants to try fellatio outside of his heterosexual marriage, but doesn’t think his wife will understand - and time is running out.

Susie's just finished The Big Book of Masturbation by Martha Cornog and she's ready to celebrate self-love! She'll regale you with the best slang terms for jacking or jilling off. She'll list the pros and cons of masturbation. She'll quote Mark Twain! You'll learn more about masturbation than you expect! Then, in her mailbag, Susie gets a letter from a woman who is disappointed her new lover lasts all night.

Here it is! Susie's list of the top sex stories from 2012, featuring a few laughs, a few cringes, and a lot of "speaking truth to power". Her list of 20 includes news stories, books, films, and situations that made an impact on our sexuality last year. From the unprecedented number of states that passed gay-marriage laws to the busting of the actor who played Elmo, Susie covers a wide range of sex-related issues. And on the lighter side, Susie reveals her favorite sexy TV shows, music albums, and hot, hot, hot movies.

Find out what's behind the latest political sex scandals in "Sex, Lies, and Hush Money", learn about how "Atheists Do It Better" and find out "Why Lying About Monogamy Matters". From an insider look at being gay in the military pre-DADT and an impassioned defense of circumcision to a dating site for people with STDs, nuanced explorations of teen sex laws, prostitution, sex at 66, SlutWalks, female orgasm workshops, and more,

Ever wondered why theres no female voice as bold, erotic, unflinching, and revealing as Norman Mailer, Henry Miller, or Philip Roth? There is. It belongs to Susie Bright. Big Sex Little Death is an explosive yet intimate memoir that's pure Susie: bold, free-spirited, unpredictable, larger than life, yet utterly true to life.

How can you even think about having sex when the temperature outside is over 32 degrees and the humidity levels are off the charts? As the entire U.S. is experiencing record heat waves, Susie has some ideas about how to stay cool and be horny too. Think cool watery places with plenty of lube. Susie has some sound advice for getting hot with your partner in a cool way.

Susie is off this week but wants you to enjoy a show from 2005! In this encore edition, Susie's mailbag was just overflowing with great mail, and she answered a few of the choicest letters.