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The National Security Agency is at it again. . . but now their spying is targeted at what kind of porn you're looking at! Susie says, "Egads" - now I'm in big trouble. More top-secret documents have leaked out that show how the NSA is honing in on people they feel are radicalizing others to become extremists. Susie reads an article from the Huffington Post that spells out all the details behind the government looking at people's online sexual activity.

Eating pussy, muff diving, and giving head are making headlines in Toronto recently. It's not about the sex shops; it's happening at city hall. Today, Susie talks about Mayor Rob Ford's sexual adventures up in Canada. Oh, it's not been pretty - he's in a bunch of trouble with his constituents as well as the press. Next, Susie looks at Google's decision to display warnings on some popular search terms - and there are 13,000 that qualify!

Ever lived in an apartment building where the walls are paper thin and you can hear your neighbors' every word? Imagine if they have a robust love life that includes plenty of vocals! Susie examines a situation involving a neighbor who gets so fed up that a sex war strategy emerges - and backfires. You won't believe the tactics used on apartment 517.

Today Susie has a provocative interview with author Jesse Bering, whose latest book is PERV: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us. His book takes a candid look at why we all have some perversion - and that being sexually deviant isn't really as bad as we think. Susie and Jesse talk about the science behind sexuality and some historically significant people who were outliers. They also discuss the difference between someone's kink being safe or causing harm.

Susie begins today's show with a tribute to the late author and journalist Christopher Hitchens. Over a long career he was a regular columnist for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and Slate. Susie found his writing and views on bisexuality to be unparalleled.

Susie pays homage today to her mentor and friend William Harrison. He was a prolific writer and produced many books and screenplays - most notably in 1975, when his book was adapted for the film Rollerball. Susie pays tribute to Harrison by reading one of the short stories he wrote for The Best American Erotica 2000: "Two Cars in a Cornfield".

Susie starts off today's show with a look at the evolution of an STD. As it turns out, sexually transmitted diseases are nothing new; they've been around since...forever. A new study from the University of Wisconsin shows that genomic strains of Herpes can be traced back 15,000 years. Susie loves this scientific stuff, and she lays out how these researchers followed Herpes around the world to explain its longevity and migration.

It's true! Susie coached Breaking Bad's "Walter White" (Bryan Cranston) on the proper way to do an erotic love scene. It was 1994, and Susie was working on a movie as a writer. She was asked to help two actors who were rehearsing a very steamy scene. Susie remembers how sweet and gentlemanly Bryan Cranston was back then. She kept giving him pointers on how to get nastier and sexier. Looks like Susie's coaching really helped him to find his inner Walter.

Susie was recently a guest lecturer in a grad-school classroom where she was asked about the history of the feminist divide on pornography. This brought back old memories, including one in particular about how the famous radical writer Andrea Dworkin disagreed with Susie's view on pornography. Dworkin agreed with those who linked violence against women to porn. And back in the 1970s, she responded to an article Susie wrote about fisting. Dworkin wrote that if women were hurt because they tried Susie's violent idea of sex, then...Susie should be arrested!

In 1974 a horror film premiered that had moviegoers scared to death by its villain: Leatherface, a mask-wearing, chain-saw-wielding killer. Argh, how can something be so creepy and deeply disturbing - and oh so satisfying too? Susie devotes the entire show to an interview with Gunnar Hansen, the iconic star of The Texas Chain Saw Massacre.

Susie starts off today's show with a look at a comic strip that takes on the "Orientation Police". That's right - it's those annoying people who have a problem with someone else's sexual orientation, and they have to make sure you know about it! Cartoonist Bill Roundy has Susie in stitches as she reads aloud his comic about dating transgendered men. She also describes his funny drawings.

Susie reviews Catherine Millet's much talked about new memoir, The Sexual Life of Catherine M. Then, Susie talks with Petra Zebroff, the founder and CEO of Libida.com, a website dedicated to women's sexuality. Petra talks about raising venture capital for a sex site and the first time she realized that it would be worth the trek to find a good sex toy. In her mailbag, Susie offers advice on the best condoms and helps a sexy mom find ways to have better sex with her much younger lover.

Today, Susie looks at sex workers who inject drugs. That's two taboos rolled into one! Susie reads an article from a blog that interviewed both men and women escorts about their drug use. This very frank and honest discussion will debunk some stereotypical thinking - for example that it's having to engage in sex for a living that turns people into addicts. They say no. They don't mind the sex work; it's just that they like drugs. This in-depth article covers brothels, self-medication, Johns who pay with drugs instead of cash, alcohol abuse, and sex workers' rights.

Susie is off this week, but wants you to enjoy a show from last year. This program featured another installment of "Tell Me Your Sex Story", in which Susie asks nosy, personal questions of one of our willing listeners. This week "Thomas" said to his wife of 20 years, "I want more sex and more fun." The results were surprising. Can a man be polyamorous without the consent of his wife?

With the start of the New Year, Susie takes a look back at the sex of 2003. The biggest story? The death of porn. Sure, it's still out there - more than ever, in fact - but Susie wants to know where's the love when multinational corporations are jumping on the porn bandwagon left and right? Then, Susie wants you to visit her new "Clits Up!" boutique. And, in her mailbag: the real address of traditional values, (finally) a doctor's good advice, and how can anyone get turned on by sex that's cruel?

Susie delves into a thorny issue for parents. "My teenager is having sex.... No way, not my baby!" Many American moms and dads wish their high-schoolers had no interest in sex - and therefore the kids are sleeping together, but not at the family home. Two recent articles from Slate and The New York Times looked at allowing teens to have sex at home, and Susie discusses the pros of letting kids sleep together.

Raise your hand if you're one of the lucky people who have had sex on a waterbed. It's so much fun and hard not to laugh while trying to get into position as the bed rocks and rolls with every move. Susie goes down memory lane and looks back at the heyday of these really cool, but so inconvenient, beds.

Susie begins today's show with a look at why Pfc Bradley Manning's announcement that "I am a female" and that she will seek hormone replacement therapy is not so surprising. After being sentenced to 35 years in prison for leaking government files, Manning made the not-so-shocking announcement about her transition and new name: Chelsea. Susie points out that many people are taking hormones and asks what all the uproar is over Manning requesting some while in prison.

Impressionist art from one of the masters of all time has a really intriguing back story. Susie looks at the life of Edgar Degas and how his sexuality informed his famous ballet dancer paintings. Degas captures their grace and discipline, but a new book reveals the dancers real lives and how Degas captured their beauty and hid their pain. Ballerina: Sex, Scandal and Suffering Behind the Symbol of Perfection by Deirdre Kelly inspired Susie to think about Degas' own erotic identity. He was a masochist, femme and repressed....

This week's show kicks off Susie's San Francisco interview series. First up is Veronica Monet, a prostitute who is also an avowed feminist, a loving wife, and a professional speaker. Veronica talks with Susie about how she got into hooking, why she stays in it, and what she's learned. She also shares her list of etiquette tips when calling an escort service. And, in this week's Try This at Home mailbag, Susie answers a man who wants to hang out in the nude (with others) before he dies.