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Susie spends the entire show in a retro mode. If you think the TV show Mad Men is hot, well Susie has a circa 1964 "how-to pick-up gays" pamphlet that rivals that show for sex appeal - from the underground. The Beginners Guide to Cruising is a serious how-to manual written by George Marshall. It offers pointers on everything from etiquette to the tools needed to attract a young gay man.

Susie starts the show with a new way of getting your marriage annulled in Italy - just get married in the church where they film porn. Then, Susie really gets going when she reads an excerpt from Mistress Morgana's diary - it's a clever erotic satire and if you listen closely, you may recognize some of her Johns, Orens, Trents and Larrys before Susie does. Then, in her Try This at Home mailbag, Susie gets to the bottom of anal sex among the pros.

Today's show starts with a look into the exotic world of underwater sex - between octopuses. The octopus is a solitary creature until it's time to mate. A Scientific American blog article reveals what really happens when the creatures need to get down. In a Seattle aquarium, a pair was joined together in a very public fashion with onlookers observing 16 arms and 4,000 suckers as the couple entwined.

Susie's delighted that California residents can get the "morning-after pill" directly from their pharmacy without a prescription. This week's guest is journalist Jack Boulware, the author of Sex American Style and San Francisco Bizzaro. Susie asks about Jack's recent visit to the world's largest porn collection and they reminisce about playing tennis naked. In the Try this at Home mailbag, Susie answers a woman who loves sex but finds that no amount of desire make her juices flow.

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.

Today Susie catches up with listener letters from our "Try This at Home" mailbag. She reads and answers two letters on matters both global and personal. One fellow writes about his slow start sexually. He was 23 before he had sex, and this has led him to think about Puritans, sexual pleasure, morals, and more. Susie has much to say on this topic. The next letter delves into porn and erotica, but with a special twist. Our correspondent is looking for athletic, strong women in porn that aren't "Barbie doll" types. Susie has some pretty hot suggestions....

Susie Bright has a bone to pick with Pay Pal's new Mature Audiences Policy. The policy prohibits people from selling sex related material through Pay Pal's services. Susie says Pay Pal's taking the wrong path both ethically and legally by creating blanket policies about adult material. And speaking of new policies, the Los Angeles city council has decided to outlaw lap dances in strip clubs. Then, in her mailbag, Susie offers sage advice to a man who's getting pushed around by his fickle lover.

A recent issue of On Our Backs magazine features an interview with a lesbian who was also a Playboy centerfold. This reminds Susie about how little sex actually goes on at Playboy. Then, while Susie and Planned Parenthood have long been on the side of feminism, they've not always seen eye-to-eye. All was forgiven when Susie hosted a dinner for Planned Parenthood recently. In her mailbag, Susie answers a letter from a man who wants to know where all the non-monogamous women are.

A few shows back, Susie talked about porn star turned B-actress Traci Lords' new best selling memoir, Underneath it All. Now, Traci's sister has written to say there's another side to this seedy story. Then, what's the difference between an 18 and a 19-year-old stripper? Only Kansas City knows! In her mailbag, Susie gets the bottom of an age-old question - does condom size matter? Don't forget, you can send your sexual ponderings and confidential questions to susie@audible.com.

It's Thanksgiving and Susie wants to thank you for being such a great audience. Susie then talks about the Traditional Values Coalition, a group fighting Federal funding for HIV and AIDS research by circulating the names of prominent health researchers working on sex related research. Then, Susie reads some great responses to two recent topics: Pay Pal's sex doesn't sell policy and religious themes in porn.

The Bush administration recently sponsored National Protection from Porn Week. Susie says the people who used to need protecting from porn were women. Now the focus is on children and Susie says that logic's just a bit flawed. Then, Susie responds to a recent article by Naomi Wolf called the "Porn Myth" where Wolf says the problem with porn is that it turns men off from the real thing. In her Try This at Home mailbag, Susie's been flooded with great feedback about BAE.

Best American Erotica 2004 has arrived and Susie wants to give you a copy! All you have to do is to write her and let her know what you really think about Best American Erotica 2003 on Audible. Say what you like and what you don't like - just so long as you tell her what's on your mind. Then, Susie tackles two provocative letters from listeners. The first asks which is harder to talk about: death or sex? The second is an energetic sixty year old who is looking for love in some new places.

Susie starts this week with a recent news article that says more and more college age men are suffering from erectile dysfunction. The reason? Too many sexually aggressive co-eds. Not so fast, says Susie. She says if you ask, these young men also say they don't masturbate. Susie says too many young people just know nothing about their sexuality and their too doped up to enjoy their sexual desire. Then, in the mailbag, Susie answers a letter from a man who's becoming a woman and tackling all the big issues.

Susie's recent visit to a Web site for Kinky Christians reminds her of a particularly interesting dinner she had last year in Tennessee. Then, are the rules for dating in video games really all that different from the "real" world? Susie wants to find out. In the mailbag, Susie offers some advice to a woman who says she and her husband are wondering if her orgasms are normal.

Susie says lots of porn-denouncing congress people are actually getting sizable campaign contributions from porn-related businesses. This week, Susie reads a list of the U.S. representatives and senators who are on the take. Then, Susie's reminded of the good old days on the Internet when she finds a new website full of youthful optimism and sex. Finally, in her mailbag, Susie gets a letter from a long time Virginia Woolf fan who is now wondering about Woolf's sexual imagery.

Susie has a follow up story about her recent radio interview about Larry Flynt. A spat has broken out between Bush-hating Flynt and Flynt-hating lefties at radio station KPFK in Los Angeles and somehow Susie is caught in the middle. Then, Susie's devoured most of Jenna Jameson's new tell-all How to Make Love Like a Porn Star and she's ready to tell you why. Finally, in the mailbag, Susie offers some tips on how to make the comfiest sex swings.

Susie kicks off this Valentine's Day with some thoughts on Evangelical minister Ted Haggard's second coming. Haggard announced this week that he's gone from gay meth party boy to 100% heterosexual in just three weeks, and Susie says it just can't, and shouldn't, be done. Then, in her Valentine's Day survival kit, Susie offers tips for couples and singles, and even something for the recently brokenhearted. Finally, in the mailbag, Susie gets a letter from a man who says intercourse isn't doing it for him.

Susie's continuing her sex survey results this week and asks the questions, "What are the first and the last things you think about sex?" Susie says her own answers to these questions have changed over time and circumstance, but just thinking about the changes is a good topic for conversation among friends and lovers. Then, in her final look back at the biggest sex stories of 2006, Susie uncovers a recent report that indicates most men and women engage in premarital sex.

Susie says while the drug companies are scrambling to offer pills, creams and sprays to fix all sort of sexual dysfunction, when it comes to premature ejaculation, she says the term itself doesn't make any sense. She says the proper question is "Premature for whom?" and it's worth thinking about some ways to reframe even that question. Then, female listeners respond to Susie's sex survey questions with some surprising answers. And, for the Try This at Home mailbag, Susie has a question for YOU!

Susie's been taking sex surveys, and the results have her thinking about what do we really mean when we say we want to get it on? Do we mean different things when we're talking about having sex with a familiar lover, a new "conquest" or by ourselves? Susie has her answers, and she wants to know yours too! Then, in her ongoing review of the year in sex, Susie looks at some of the political sex scandals of 2006 and how the Republicans ended up paying at the polls for their closeted and hypocritical sex.