Susie Bright

Susie Bright, “The Pauline Kael of Porn” (SF Chronicle), rips open the history of erotic cinema before the internet— from the Golden Age of lavish 35mm hardcore, to the video-inspired “Porno Spring”, initiated by none other than punk, feminist, and lesbian video-makers....

Some of the smartest erotic stories in the world just happen to be written by lesbians, women who changed the face of erotic lit....

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….

Susie breaks down the overlooked consequences of the Jeffrey Epstein trafficking case: how he profits, who'll be hurt, how it will affect sex workers, and who will pay. It ain't gonna be the abusers. Strap in for a hell of a ride....

Susie declares "Piss is the new black". In all the corners of the kinkdom, it's the golden haze. What's going on? Find out....

This beautifully produced book contains the landmark work of the most influential lesbian photographers in the world, including Morgan Gwenwald, Della Grace, Diana Blok, Tee Corrine, Jill Posener, and Honey Lee Cottrell....

Susie Bright, founder of Best American Erotica, presents a classic, taboo-breaking collection of men’s erotic fiction - featuring the most unrepentant gay literary heroes of our generation....

Susie runs the gamut today as she covers sexism at the App Store, getting kicked in the balls (ouch!), and why doctors always say "no sex" after surgery....

In today's show, Susie reads a story from a book that's hot off the presses....

How does the Border Control identify sex traffickers, or people coming into the country for any kind of sex? Susie reads an article from Laura Agustin's The Naked Anthropologist blog....

On this week's In Bed, Susie takes a look at the new book Scary Old Sex by Arlene Heymen....

It's the second part of Susie's rare interview with porn star Jamie Gillis from 2007. Jamie talks about how his family supported his work and what porn stars know about getting themselves off that other people don't....

Susie talks with writer, editor, and professional pothead David Bienenstock about getting the most out of your legal weed in the bedroom....

Susie starts off today's show with a look at the birth-control debate gone wild....

From the "grand dame" of erotica and the editor of The Best American Erotica series, comes this compelling collection, featuring 40 of the best contemporary erotic short stories to date....

In this 2006 show, Susie's guest is Laura Kipnis, author of The Female Thing: Dirt, Envy, Sex, Vulnerability, and Against Love. Laura Kipnis says women today are deeply conflicted about what it means to be female....

Susie has a lot of great advice for everyone, so today, here they are: tips for homosexuals....

Susie looks at what's behind the torture camps for accused "sexual deviants" in Chechnya. Then, what exactly those guys behind the doomed Frye Festival were selling....

Susie's singing the praises of librarians everywhere this week after a startling incident at a library in Bethesda, Maryland with two homeland security officers....

Get ready for a roller-coaster ride for your senses as Harriet Lerner, Mollie Katzen, and Susie Bright unleash their ideas about America's favorite taboos in Food, Sex, and Relationships....