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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.

Don't you love The Onion? It's full of fun spoofs that can sometimes be all-too realistic. Susie found a recent Onion article entitled "If You Wish to Be a Writer, Have Sex with Someone Who Works in Publishing". Susie loves it and she laughs along as she reads the "sincere" advice for young writers, which includes establishing a daily routine involving many ways to have sex with a publisher. If you have writers block, says the article, just move on, find a different person to sleep with, and your slump may improve!

A new feature on Amazon recently led Susie to a funny case of mistaken identity. In a book about traveling through Japan (William Ferguson's "The Highway to Hokkaido") someone named Susie Bright is mentioned teaching ESL through Porn. Then, Susie talks about her new toy, "The Slightest Touch" aka the Orgasmatron. It's an electrical device designed to help women overcome "the arousal gap." Then in her mailbag, Susie talks about sex after conception and what it takes to be the perfect gigolo.

Susie spends the entire show with her guest Daniel Bergner. His just-released book What Do Women Want? is on the New York Times best-seller list. The book is subtitled Adventures in the Science of Female Desire and it disrupts the typical idea that women are more monogamous then men. His research looks at women's desire and arousal, and he turns the tables on conventional thought. Susie and Daniel talk about why women aren't seen as animalistic, whether research takes into consideration sexual politics, and female erotic fantasy and lust.

This week, Susie celebrates the publication of her new collection Three The Hard Way three erotic novellas by William Harrison, Greg Boyd, and Tsaurah Litsky. To kick things off, Susie reads the first chapter of Tsaurah Litsky's The Motion of the Ocean about a young woman who is just starting to learn what she wants from sex. Then, in the mailbag, Susie offers some parenting advice to a man who is worried his wife is giving their teenage daughter the wrong messages about sex.

California Governor-elect Schwarzenegger takes office on November 17th, but what about the sex? Susie says she's been reading between the lines of Arnold's sexual exploits and she's come up with a theory about what really turns the Terminator on. Then, Susie just learned of the "Third Date Rule" and she's not taking this one lying down! In her mailbag, Susie helps one man figure out where to fulfill his vulva fetish and points another listener in the direction of corporate owned porn.

Just how dirty is your local dirty bookstore? Well, if you live in San Diego, Susie says probably not very. Susie recounts her own run-ins with the San Diego vice squad to explain why some cities just can't relax about sex. Then, in Susie's home turf of Santa Cruz, she says it's harder than you'd think to get arrested for running around naked. In an extra long mailbag, Susie sets the record straight for a man whose only fantasy is being man enough for his lady love.

Susie starts off the show with a tribute to Jack Morin, PhD, author of The Erotic Mind, who recently passed away. Morin was pivotal in studying men's pleasure and advancing sex education. He also developed a survey that dealt with unlocking the inner sources of people's sexual passion and fulfillment. Susie knew Jack and took his survey years ago, finding it to be an enlightening experience. Next, another example from the stranger-than-truth department. Susie saw an ad on Craigslist that takes the cake....

Susie interviews Mark Frauenfelder, one of the founders of the popular blog Boing Boing. Susie says Boing Boing is one of those great sites where everything is up for discussion - think imaginative, curious, sex positive geeks who delight in the intersection of science and technology. Susie and Mark discuss creating your own backyard DNA samples, the lure of sexy cartoons, and how to stage a demonstration at your next airport security checkpoint. Then, in the mailbag, Susie offers some honeymoon sex advice.

Actor Michael Douglas recently claimed that oral sex caused his throat cancer. Susie reads from an article in The Guardian newspaper that reveals some candid facts about the Hollywood bigwig. Douglas says that HPV, human papillomavirus, is what did him in. Susie takes a more skeptical look at his claims, saying cunnilingus doesn't cause cancer. Susie also looks at the HPV vaccine and how the sexually transmitted HPV virus can be spread.

A man posts a personal sex ad on Craigslist. No problem, right? Except this guy is a teacher, and it seems his private life is not private. After a complaint to the police from an anonymous caller, our teacher removed the ad. But it didn't end there; he was fired. Susie finds the decision of the court over this case to be so misguided, she's breathing fire. She looks at what they called "vulgar" and "inappropriate" and calls the firing a witch hunt by repressed men who are holier then thou.

An alarming amount of deaths in the gay porn industry has Susie wondering what's going on. Today, Susie reads from a recent article in XBiz by Dan Cameron entitled "Searching for Answers". Although an X-rated gay-movie career can magnify the pressure its male stars are placed under, there have never been so many suicides as in the past 17 months. Susie looks at the role inadequate health care has played in the despair and what the industry needs to do to help these troubled souls.

Susie has a beef with a story that claims that Iceland is the world's most feminist country. Why? Because they say they banning strip clubs is pro-feminist. And Susie says wait a minute!

Susie's in the studio with Erica Jong, best known for her 1973 work Fear of Flying. Erica says she's gone from the "nurse or purse" scenario with older or much younger lovers, to seeing sex as a whole body experience. Then they talk about raising sexually strong girls and why Jane Austen would be chick-lit today. Finally, in the mailbag, Susie gets an earful about Christian domestic discipline.

On today's show, Susie speaks with sex educator Cory Silverberg about his new book for kids: What Makes a Baby? Susie says this is a must-have for every sex-positive family. Then, Susie has another new audiobook for you. This week's pick is Love, InshAllah: The Secret Lives of American Muslim Women.

It's two great sex writers, thinkers, activists, and friends for the price of one! Susie's guest is Dan Savage, author of the syndicated weekly sex advice column "Savage Love" and two books, The Commitment and The Kid, as well as editor of the Seattle weekly newspaper The Stranger. Susie and Dan talk about a recent personal-ad scandal, the politics of tranny boys, Dan's statute of limitations on identifying as bisexual, open relationships, gay marriage, and much more.

In this special encore edition, Susie interviews Gina Trapani, the editor of one of Susie's favorite blogs for simultaneously wasting and saving time, LifeHacker.com. Susie and Gina explore the reasons why people aren't looking for more time saving and geeky ways to improve their sex lives and much more. Then, Gina sticks around for the Try This at Home mailbag and helps Susie tackle a question from a woman in a new relationship who says her lover thinks she's "broken."

Susie speaks with author Jen Sincero about her new book You Are a Badass: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life. It's about how to stop wallowing in your own self-pity, take action, and lose the excuses. As a life coach, Jen has had a long history of dealing with kooky and great experiences, a history that enables her to make your life work for you. Susie also loves another of Jen's books: The Straight Girl's Guide to Sleeping with Chicks. This is a fun conversation filled with lots of tidbits that will help you to get going.

Susie highlights another sexy new audiobook. This week's pick is The Killer Wore Leather by Laura Antoniou, read by Lauren Fortgang. Susie loves this S/M mystery novel. A reviewer wrote that this is "fifty shades of hilarious". Susie has an audio excerpt for you to hear.