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[Contains explicit content] Susie talks to journalist Liza Featherstone, author of Divining Desire: Focus Groups and the Culture of Consultation.

Susie breaks down the political scandal of the year: Alabama Governor Robert J. Bentley's sordid affair and resignation. Who knew voting rights could be so kinky? Next, we examine the obit of the psychologist who coined the phrase "homophobia". And finally, it's "What's on Audible". Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower is the warning, and the hope, we need right now.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has an interview with Eric Schaefer, author of Sex Scene: Media and the Sexual Revolution. His book looks at exploitation and sexploitation within films, tabloids, novels and audio recordings. Then, it's "What's on Audible": Lust in Latex: Rubber Sex Stories, edited by Rebecca Kramer Bussel.

On this week's In Bed, Susie helps a listener who inadvertently rekindled an old flame via Facebook. Also, rape and kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart is challenging Mormon teachings in unexpected ways. And then it's our "New on Audible" department. Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel The Sympathizer is the look at the Vietnam War we've all been waiting for - with literary erotic content no one else will tell you about!

On this week's In Bed, Susie has an intimate conversation with author Juan F. Thompson, son of gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. "This is more like a conversation with a friend than a journalist," Juan says. They both learned a great deal from each other. Susie was a friend of Hunter's. Juan was the one person Hunter trusted completely. They talk about the nitty-gritty of Hunter's struggles with writing, his sexual point of view, what it meant to him to be a man in full, and living up to a mythic, impossible reputation.

On today's show, you'll meet a transgendered listener in our "Tell Me Your Sex Story" segment. Susie and "Allie" talk about what it was like growing up as a male and then transitioning to female. This very frank discussion covers how her orgasms changed when she went from penis to clit, how her libido disappeared during hormone-replacement therapy, and what it was like to feel sexual as she changed genders.

Susie Bright is a sexual liberationist of the highest order. The Sexual State of the Union includes essays about dirty pictures and porn, lesbian marriage and lesbian murder, lesbian men and switching genders, vibrators, and the longevity of feminism. The writing is crisp, intelligent, and provocative; there is sure to be something that will make you cheer as well as something that will deeply offend you.

Research reveals some alarming news about college co-eds and lesbianism. Campus sex is getting tamer, with fewer women experimenting in same-sex relationships. "What's happening to this generation?" asks Susie. Why are girls not going for girls in the hallowed halls of higher education? Susie has spent many years looking into college students' sexual habits, and she has a whole different take on this new phenomenon.

Susie tells us about a scandalous story that includes secret gay lovers, bribery, conspiracy, and good old-fashioned hit men! Sounds like a made-for-TV movie, but no - this is a real-life sex-crime story that took place in Brooklyn.

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.

Susie is off this week and wants you to enjoy a show from 2006…. Susie speaks with her old friend, photographer Phyllis Christopher, and 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.

Susie is off this week and wants you to enjoy this show from 2007…. We start off with the true story of one U.S. senator's diaper fetish - he's our kinky hypocrite of the week! Then, in Part One of a two-part interview, Susie talks with feminist author Katha Pollitt, who's been writing about feminism for decades and is perhaps best known for her Nation magazine column "Subject to Debate".

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.

Dildo alert! Are you at risk because of the materials used to make dildos? Susie reads from an article by Cory Silverberg who thinks this warning about the chemical phthalates used in dildos is overblown.

Every parent's pride and joy over having a baby also ushers in a whole new dynamic in the bedroom. When do we have sex? How do we have any privacy? And as the kids get older, what sexual sensibilities will we impart to my kids? Susie recently held a workshop for moms and dads to talk about how they are raising their kids versus how their parents raised them. They looked at how religion, boundaries, and freaking out all play into family dis/function.

With the Academy Awards just around the corner, Susie looks at what has prompted some heated debates over the sex scenes in one of the nominated movies: Black Swan. Watching Natalie Portman masturbate and orgasm was hot to watch, but for some women, it caused a stir about the best way to get off. Susie says as long as you come, why criticize the method?

Sex Educator Tristan Taormino is making a documentary about sex fantasies, and he's been looking for a second opinion about a scene that may be too taboo, so Susie offers her reaction. The drama is fine, says Susie, but it got her wondering why the fantasy rape depicted in the movie was seen as going too far. Susie compares what's forbidden in the porn industry versus mainstream Hollywood, and the results are surprising. Who do you think is more prudish?

Susie is off this week but wants you to enjoy the second part of a 2007 interview with feminist author Katha Pollitt. Pollitt's been writing about feminism for decades and is perhaps best known for her Nation magazine column "Subject to Debate". Susie and Katha talk about abortion and how abortion clinics are full of judgmental women. Why do women need to feel so bad when abortion is legal?

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.

Susie has been busy traveling around the country on her new book tour. Her memoir Big Sex, Little Death is out in the stores, and today Susie offers some stories from the road. Beginning in Detroit, she recounts some shocking indiscretions at her first stop. Think designer dresses and Opium! Then, from Michigan to New York City, baby, where sex celebrities and no sign of a recession greeted her. Oh, NYC can be so glamorous and kinky!