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This beautifully produced book contains the landmark work of the most influential lesbian photographers in the world, including Morgan Gwenwald, Della Grace, Diana Blok, Tee Corrine, Jill Posener, and Honey Lee Cottrell. Beyond the impact of the individual photographers, Bright writes about the themes that have fueled lesbian photography, including the feminist approach to the body and the lesbian relationship to popular culture.

In our ongoing "Tell Me Your Sex Story" segment, we meet a listener who became famous when she went head-to-head against a cantankerous Tea Party Republican. It was Melissa, a Post Office employee who kept her cool as Congressman Joe Walsh went berserk at a local "meet and greet". (Check it out on YouTube.) Susie and Melissa talk about sexual politics, government corruption, and just what happens to mail carriers when the homeowner wants more than just letters delivered.

In this excerpt from In Bed with Susie Bright, Susie interviews Yale psychologist Paul Bloom about his fascinating best-selling book How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. Paul and Susie talk about the pleasures of sex and how we perceive them.

Here at In Bed, if someone describes you as having "a dirty mind", we call that a compliment. On today's show, Susie's guest, author Nicholson Baker, has been called that and much more. The New York Times even described him as the "mad scientist of smut". Susie and Nicholson talk about his steamy new book, House of Holes: A Book of Raunch. They discuss some of the book's outrageous scenes.

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.

Get ready for a roller-coaster ride for your senses as Harriet Lerner, Mollie Katzen, and Susie Bright unleash their ideas about America's favorite taboos in Food, Sex, and Relationships. With combined book sales of over seven million copies, these three best-selling writers are at the height of their powers as they cast light in the shadowy corners of the human mind.

Susie Bright is one of America's most vocal sex-positive advocates. This collection of 22 sketches written during the first 12 years of her daughter's life covers a variety of topics: her daughter's questions at school when she's asked to describe what her mom does for a "job", how nudists age, the strange future of porn, the ruin of most sex advice, real life non-monogamy stories - and even a recipe for cherry pie.

It's not just rapists and pedophiles that get listed on sex-offender registries. Also lumped in are public urinators and consenting teens who are screwed for life! A good and helpful idea has harmed some pretty innocent people, becoming a scarlet letter that doesn't go away. Susie looks at a New York Times article by Julie Bosman that details the problems with the registries.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has a show from 2008 for you to enjoy. The show starts with a shocking idea: a married couple decides to have sex every night for a year! Susie reveals the details behind a very special birthday gift. Next, Susie delves into the world of chemical engineering to find out what makes Hell tick. That's right, as all of us heathens want to know, what exactly is Hell made of - and what are we in for? Finally, from the mailbag, Susie responds to a letter from a lesbian fisting devotee who gets reduced to tears by a demon cup.  

Susie Bright interviews Jillian Lauren, author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem. Lauren talks about her incredible real-life experience “auditioning” for the harem of Prince Jefri of Brunei.

Some of the smartest erotic stories in the world just happen to be written by lesbians, women who changed the face of erotic lit. Susie Bright presents a collection of lesbian sex lives that speak fearlessly, through every taboo, without any apologies. Writers like Dorothy Allison, Lisa Montanarelli, Greta Christina, and Peggy Munson name names, get as close to any woman as they dare, and relish every deep stroke of their erotic pens….

[Contains explicit content] In this 2005 show, Susie takes a close look at testosterone therapy and analyzes the results of a "Bisexual Men Don't Exist" survey. Then, from the mailbag: "Can doctors be sued for malpractice if they ruin your sex life?"

The Internet site dailydot featured a recent article with the headline, "Sex-positive female masturbation app rejected from App Store". This caught Susie's attention big-time. While the store offers many other apps that could be considered offensive, Susie wonders what's so bad about this game called Happy PlayTime, in which a cartoon vulva teaches women how to get comfortable with their clitorises. Seems like outright, blatant sexism.

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 gives us a sneak preview of a very special story that will be included in her upcoming book. Susie's newest project won't be out until next fall, but the title alone makes it hard to wait: Bitten: Dark Erotic Short Stories. Get ready to listen to a story that will un-nerve you in a very kinky way as Susie reads author Ernie Conrick's "Get Thee Behind Me Satan". Boy oh boy, will you think differently about the devil after hearing this tale.

Happy Halloween, and as a ghoulish treat, Susie reads a story that is so scary, sexy, and suspenseful you may want to keep the lights on and be sure to lock the doors. The story is from Susie's newest book, X, The Erotic Treasury, and this dark, taboo piece is written by Vicki Hendricks.

The lesbian sex book that rocked girls from coast to coast. Here's what lesbians really do, not what the sex cops think we ought to do. Cruising, packing, fisting, G- spots, porn stars, dildos, vibrators, anal sex, group sex, sex with straight girls, dental dams, lube 'n latex, sex during pregnancy...and more!

The Conservative Political Action Conference, known as CPAC, is attended by many staunch political types who, it turns out, are also looking for some kinky one-night stands. After listening to fiery speeches from favorite conservatives on the convention floor, it seems the next most popular activity is finding anonymous gay sex. Susie reads from some Craigslist ads, and boy-oh-boy there was some sinning happening at the recent CPAC.

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.

Susie speaks with George Mason University professor Roger Lancaster about his recent New York Times op-ed piece entitled "Sex Offenders: The Last Pariahs". Lancester, who has extensively researched the subject, talks to Susie about the harshness and ineffectiveness of sex-offender laws. Guided by panic, we've put more people behind bars - but that hasn't helped to curb or make children safer from sexual predators. Susie and Roger talk about the problems of sex-offender registries and why politicians are such cowards on this issue.