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It's almost Valentine's Day, and Susie's sending out a big smooch to you. Her motto on this romantic holiday is "Love the One You're With". And for those of you who are single - flirt. If you're in the middle of a breakup, purge. Valentine's Day is for everyone, no matter where your love life currently abides.

Today, Susie speaks with author Justin Spring, a National Book Award finalist for his book Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist and Sexual Renegade. This biography reveals a man who had more sex then anyone - over 700 lovers!

Susie is off this week, but we thought you'd enjoy this show as Susie takes us on a journey that depicts the many stages of erotic love. And to make this trip really dig into our souls, Susie picks songs that represent the various types of emotions we go through when we're in love.

In part 2 of an interview with sexual theorist and therapist Dr. Leonore Tiefer, Susie and Leonore discuss the differences between sexual addiction, sexual compulsion, and obsession. They also look at what it takes to be an effective sex coach. Tiefer's feminist theories inform her findings on why people have more sexual apprehensions today, which has lead to a boom for the pharmaceutical industry.

Please note: Susie's been in the studio all week working on more than a dozen new interviews with her NYC and Boston friends. The interviews are great and will come soon. Until then, we offer one of Susie's best San Francisco interviews to tide you over.

In light of the recent sex scandal in the Catholic Church, Susie says it's the Catholic laity, like herself, who are the most upset. Then, an interview is with science fiction writer, accomplished sadist, and long time friend of Susie's, Richard Kadrey. Susie and Richard talk about hunting out covert culture when the Internet puts...

Twenty-five years ago, Susie and a few feminist friends planned an unusual party: "Let's have men serve tea in the nude, and they can only speak to the women guests when spoken to." Sounds like a hoot, right? But wait - it also started a movement called CFNM (Clothed-Female-Naked-Man). Planning the party was fun! Who to invite? Who to select as the "slaveboys"? Susie recalls all the details of the infamous party.

Susie is off this week, but she'd like you to hear a special show featuring some of her best interviews with candid and ambitious women who make sex movies. You'll hear stories about, and conversations with, the most articulate, most outrageous players in the business of porn, from actresses on camera to power brokers behind the scenes. We feature seven distinctive women, from Linda Lovelace to Candida Royale, in this delicious 90-minute special.

Welcome to the "girl-talk" you thought you'd never hear in public! Susie (52) and Aretha Bright (19) are a mother/daughter team of columnists from Jezebel.com, whose readers flooded them with explicit dilemmas about sexual pleasures and disasters, body issues, dating, relationships, and young marriage. If you want cutting-edge sex advice that goes beyond pregnancy-and-disease-control - if you’re ready to hear family conversations about sex that are real and refreshing this is the book for you.

Back in the news again is Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas. And once more he's being scrutinized for his sexual habits. Surprisingly, Susie finds one thing she and Thomas have in common: their love of porn! This is a "hobby" that plenty of people enjoy, so what's the problem if a bigwig justice is also a collector of porn? Nothing wrong there, says Susie, but she finds his alleged sexual bullying, harassment of women, and sexual tyranny a real problem.

Susie Bright, long-time host of Audible's own In Bed with Susie Bright, talks with 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 talk about the sexual dilemmas facing women and men these days - everything including dating, marriage, porn, body image, and much, much more.

Avid listeners may remember that Susie's obsessed with Britney Spears - not as a singer, but as a media phenomenon. After waiting a while to digest Britney's latest shenanigans, Susie has some things to say about the lesbian rumors and shaved head. Then, Susie's other gossip obsession takes us to San Francisco's City Hall and the romantic exploits of Mayor Gavin Newsom. Finally, in the Try This at Home mailbag, Susie answers a letter from a woman who's passing out from too many orgasms.

Susie's eyes recently spied an article about a Florida elementary school teacher who quietly resigned after being spotted in a porn film. Then, in an expanded mailbag, Susie answers a letter from a man who wonders how many affairs he can pull off before he puts his marriage in jeopardy and a newlywed wonders if she should tell her hubby what she really wants in bed. Don't forget, you can send your sex questions, feedback about the show, and your picks for the best erotica of 2002 to susie@audible.com.

[Contains explicit content] Susie describes her Cool Tools and gives an anatomy lesson along the way. Next, from the mailbag, a Cool Tools listener wrote in to ask what she can do now that she can't achieve orgasm after giving birth. And finally, new on Audible: Catherine Liu’s Oriental Girls Desire Romance is an arty, edgy, and searching brush with queer theory before queer theory was a catch-phrase.

Susie checks the bookshelf for all the new advice books about sex and relationships. Next, some 1958 advice for landing a husband asks you to exercise your feminine wiles. And, New on Audible, Emily Wilson’s new translation of Homer’s The Odyssey is an absolutely vital journey.

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.

[Contains explicit content] Susie finds the most epic tweet thread of all time - and recalls her days running around San Francisco (and building a groundbreaking magazine) with strippers and prostitutes.

Susie starts today's show with a look at the medicinal benefits of orgasms. Huh? Sure it feels good, but now researchers have proven that hormones released during the Big O can help lower pain. In a study testing pain levels in women, thresholds were significantly altered by vagina self-stimulation. Okay, says Susie. Now when cramps or a headache begins, it's time to make a beeline for the bedroom!

On today's show, Susie looks at the many hurdles ahead for Tiger if he wants to recapture his career and his family. It's not all about an over-active libido; there are many factors contributing to why he had to fall.

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.

[Contains explicit content] From 2008: Remember Seinfeld? Susie's favorite episode was the one where they invented the "Manssiere" to support man boobs. Seems timely again, because men's breasts are in the news. In a case reported from England, a judge ruled that it's okay for a peeping Tom to ogle men's boobs, but not women's. Susie is outraged that any body part should be deemed fair territory for a pervert.