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Susie starts off this week's show with a question: can devoted Christians really get down and dirty? It seems that many religious Catholics are into following the word of the Lord - and one of those words is...fisting. Susie finds the website Sex in Christ informative. And it's not just fisting; they teach about oral sex, threesomes, masturbation and bondage. And you thought religious types were square!

Susie celebrates her 50th birthday this week. In honor of the big event, she starts off this week's show by looking at a book called Fifty Things to Do When You Turn Fifty, edited by Ronnie Sellers. The book features suggestions from all sorts of interesting people, and Susie has a blast reading some of the experts' advice. For example, throw yourself a slow dance party. (Isn't that a sexy idea?)

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.

[Contains explicit content] Susie explores proposed sexual equality for involuntary celibates - and as you might guess, equality does not apply to women. Next, some charter schools in Chicago would rather make menstruating young women wrap a sweatshirt around their waist than let them use the bathroom.   

Susie is totally enamored by a blog called The Honest Courtesan, written by Maggie McNeil, and we feature an interview with her today. Susie wanted to know more about how Maggie got started in the profession, as well as why she finally gave it up. In this very candid conversation, Maggie talks about working in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. And Susie asks her what the biggest myth is about prostitutes.

Susie starts with a news item about a deaf couple who really got in trouble for being too loud in bed. And, after years of steady growth, sales of Viagra and other erectile dysfunction drugs have leveled off. Susie explains why such a popular drug would go limp. In the mailbag, Susie offers some advice to a woman who says her boyfriend just won't open his mouth for anything - literally or figuratively.

Teenagers are having less sex these days, and teen pregnancy is down. This all sounds pretty good, right? Susie begs to differ and looks at the real reasons behind the statistics. A recent article by Amy T. Schalet in The New York Times got Susie thinking about what's changed for boys. What role has religion, abstinence-based sex education, and Internet pornography played in boys wanting love, not just sex?

[Contains explicit content] From 2008: If you've ever wondered if being a sexual swinger is for you, this show is a must listen. Susie interviews award-winning author, columnist, editor, and sex educator Tristan Taormino, and the topic of conversation is open relationships and how you make them work.

[Contains explicit content] We're talking prostate massage and prostate milking today. What? You don't know about this? It's sometimes done by doctors for medical reasons. But it can also be a sexy, fun adventure done at home for your pleasure and health too. Next, it's "Tell Me Your Sex Story": Listeners tell Susie all kinds of personal intimate details about their sex lives as she invites these "regular folk" to enter her sexual confession booth.  

In this frank and intimate program, Susie Bright delves into the secrets of our true desire, providing an "erotic manifesto that is a call for everyone to reclaim sexuality, cast off sexual shame, and overcome repression."

In The Best American Erotica 2001, Marge Piercy introduces us to the nerd kid sex club, Nathan Englander explores the addictive power of a peep show, Jerry Stahl relates a dare from an extremely demanding girlfriend, and Dani Shapiro proves the difference between the fantasy and the reality of losing your virginity.

[Contains explicit content] Susie comes to the rescue of a lifelong lesbian who desperately needs some advice about men. What help is she seeking? Counseling about how to "do it" for the first time with a man. She's ready to get intimate, but this worried listener wonders how to deal with the differences between men's and women's bodies, psyches, and more. Susie has plenty of tips on how to get comfortable in bed with a lover - no matter what gender. Then, we continue with our series "Tell Me Your Sex Story", in which listeners are interviewed by Susie.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has found a questionnaire that you won't want to miss: The National Casual Sex Survey. Here's a chance to see just how many Americans have had what's commonly known as a one-night stand. The survey is specific to sex that intentionally takes place without any kind of commitment, and you'll love the questions. Next, we continue with our listener interviews segment "Tell Me Your Sex Story". This week, Susie speaks with a quiet but steamy high school math teacher who details what makes her hot.  

[Contains explicit content] Need a more youthful look? Don't think hair dye or eyelid lift - it’s time to color your labia. My New Pink Button is a product designed to give aging genitals their original rosy hue. Susie can barely stop laughing as she describes why none of us need this way-over-the-top beauty treatment. Next, Susie takes a look at a question that has haunted many couples. Is it reasonable to ask your lover to stop watching porn? Does watching porn amount to cheating?  

[Contains explicit content] In this 2016 show, Susie talks with novelist James Grainger. His book Harmless explores sex and masculinity in the aging Gen X crowd. How do you write one sex scene to thrill and another to horrify? Titillation and sexual reality; threading the needle.  

[Contains explicit content] From 2009: Susie tackles a medical concern on the mind of many guys: Does jacking off cause prostrate cancer? Fellows want to know if studies have shown that too much yanking is bad for their health. Susie turns to fellow sex advisor Cory Silverberg to learn more about prostrate research, but the findings are…inconclusive. So Susie says let's not give up on masturbation just yet! 

[Contains explicit content] In this 2004 show, Susie's in the studio with one of her oldest friends and feminist mentors, Barbara Winslow. Barbara heads the women's studies department at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is also the author of Sylvia Pankhurst: Sexual Politics and Political Activism. In a fun romp through more than a century of feminist thought, Susie and Barbara discuss the history of free love, focusing on religious communitarians during the Reform period as well as the complicated love lives of later notable women. 

[Contains explicit content] Back in 2009 nearly 190 million antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Imagine with the pandemic what today’s numbers might be. Antidepressants are put into groups based on which chemicals in the brain they affect. Susie looks at the sexual side effects of these drugs, including the loss of libido. That's not acceptable!  

In this 2018 show, Susie talks to journalist Liza Featherstone about focus groups. 

[Contains explicit content] In this 2006 show, Susie's in bed with an old friend: photographer Phyllis Christopher. Susie remembers the first time she received a package of S&M photos from an unknown woman in Buffalo, New York, more than two decades ago. Phyllis talks about what inspires her, how she became a pioneer in capturing images of women's sexuality, and much more. Then, Susie and Phyllis take on a tough letter from a man who wants some advice on getting over the death of his loving and sexually adventurous partner.