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In the studio with Susie is sex educator Cory Silverberg, who writes the sex guide for About.com. Susie and Cory have a naughty and nice conversation. They don't hold back as they cover many questions about our most intimate sexual desires. In this bonus 50-minute discussion, they ponder many subjects - such as the merit of providing your teenager with a vibrator. What!

Dr. Petra Boynton has made some predictions about sex trends for 2010. Susie looks over her list and finds some disturbing issues. Up for discussion: sex addiction, online sex, AIDS, and fear of having sex.

Have you ever had a G-spot orgasm? Or maybe you've helped your partner find her G-spot? This erogenous female zone has perplexed many, and now some British researchers are claiming the spot is nonexistent. Susie says, "Give me a break!" The story was posted recently on The Daily Beast blog, and many sexperts are refuting this new study. Susie talks about why the G-spot is so controversial in the first place - and why money is being spent to make it go away.

Susie starts today's show with another look at a goofy Christian leader who thought it was okay to publicly condemn gays but secretly have sex with a young boy. Family Research Council co-founder George Rekers asked a male prostitute from Rentboy.com to rub him in an interesting way that seems to go against the anti-gay rhetoric he preaches.

This week, Susie speaks with Dr. Elisabeth Lloyd, author of The Case of the Female Orgasm: Bias in the Science of Evolution (Harvard University Press). Dr. Lloyd discusses the results of her 20 year research on the female orgasm, as well as the controversy surrounding the release of her book. Also, Dr. Lloyd helps Susie answer this week's "Try This At Home" mailbag question, in which a new mom has trouble balancing work, nursing, and her decreased libido.

Today, Susie looks at a wacky Internet controversy about whether a popular lady escort is make-believe or real. Is she really a he? And is he just a regular old guy - not a hot, sexy young whore? Susie discusses the larger issue of sex workers rights, because fans of the questionable faux ho have attacked legitimate competitors. How can you tell who is a real whore blogger?

Susie talks with sexual historian and scholar Jeffery Escoffier about the beginnings of the gay porn-film industry. Who knew that Stonewall and Deep Throat were preceded by gay filmmakers who had become unsatisfied with beefcake magazines, no penetration, and unrealistic portrayals of gay life? Susie and Jeff talk about perversity, porn chic, and straight guys who do gay porn.

Susie takes a look at how virtual porn has put the FBI on high, red, and weird alert! Susie reads an expose from investigative journalist Debbie Nathan, who spent some time learning how the American Academy of Forensic Sciences uncovers the difference between real and computer-generated child porn. Sexualized images of real children are illegal, but computer-generated images are okay, because they don't show actual kids.

Susie was not impressed with the new iPod vibrators, but they did make her think of all the things she considers essential to any well-equipped sex-toy goodie bag. From the best dildo (not what you think) to the pleasures of rabbit fur gloves, Susie says you don't have to go high tech or shell out big bucks to get off.

Susie's guest this week is Laura Kipnis, author of The Female Thing: Dirt, Sex, Envy, Vulnerability and, previously, Against Love. Laura Kipnis says women today are deeply conflicted about what it means to be female. With most advice based on helping women obtain what they "lack," Laura says women now spend inordinate amounts of time keeping themselves and their houses clean.

Susie is taking a look back at two of the worst sex stories of 2004. First, Susie says it's time to think about AIDS as women's problem, not the gay problem everyone likes to think it is. Then, Susie talks about the blatant lies kids are being told about sex as part of the abstinence education programs in public schools. Then, in the mailbag, Susie points a listener in the direction of some sexy reading material.

In this week's Front Page, Susie discusses the effects of the Viagra ad campaign on young men's libidos and their insecurities. You'll also hear a review of Philip Kaufman's Quills and sage advice on an age-old topic: "How do I become a porn star?"

Can we ever have too much sex? Can we ever love someone too much? On today's show, Susie discusses what marks the difference between healthy and addictive love. She speaks with author Rachel Resnick about her new book Love Junkie: A Memoir.

Susie is off this week and wants you to enjoy a show from 2005. Get out the eggnog; it's Susie's Christmas special.

In this week's front page, Susie's tells you why she thinks the sex in the hit TV show Sex and the City is so bad as well as what TV characters she thinks have the right attitude about sex (think Cartman and Elaine). Plus, Susie introduces her semi-regular reading of a favorite erotic bedtime story and the question of limo services for the exhibitionist couple.

Today we feature an interview with a man whose job it is to pleasure women. Imagine what fun it might be to be a vibrator designer. Here's a man who needs to know his product is not only functional but sensational in all respects. Susie talks with Ethan Imboden, the founder and chief creative behind Jimmyjane, a company that believes "naughty is nice, sexy is smart, and pleasure is in the details." They talk about sex-toy designs, electric versus battery power, and vibrator aesthetics.

Is the American work ethic ruining our sex lives? Susie has thought so for years, and now she gets to pose her question to economist Doug Henwood. Doug Henwood is the editor and publisher of The Left Business Observer, a contributor to The Nation, and the host of a weekly radio show on WBAI in New York. Susie and Doug talk about work ethics, marriage incentives, and why economists just seem to miss the sex part of any equation.

Susie responds to a long letter from a listener who talks about his very successful three-way sexual encounters. We'll learn some of his secrets to finding the hottest partners, best places, and most exciting holidays for trying group sex!

Susie just returned from her East Coast book tour, where she found New Englanders' puritanical stoicism fascinating. While Bostonians tout Harvard and old world academia, it's also the city that has the highest concentration of erotica writers. Susie tells us about her talk in the historical Old South Meeting House and her travels up to Portland, Maine, where she delivered one bookstore's first-ever erotic book reading. Those cold winter nights got a little warmer, thanks to Susie!

Susie is off this week but wants you to enjoy a show from 2007 in which she talks about her favorite body parts. First, she's once again amazed at the closed-mindedness of some school administrators, as three high-school students were suspended for saying the word "vagina" during a production of The Vagina Monologues.