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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.

Political sex scandals are not slowing down. Susie uncovers yet another GOP state rep who showed his hypocritical true self: he preached for anti-gay legislation even as he stepped out with a male prostitute. And hang on as Susie explains and gives a tutorial on the details of bareback sex.

Sex, drugs, and rock-and-roll is a way of life that many of us dream about - and the ultimate fantasy for some. Today, Susie starts the show off by interviewing R. U. Sirius, the author of a new book: Everybody Must Get Stoned: Rock Stars on Drugs. Get ready to hear the dirt on Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan, Ted Nugent, and more. Susie talks with Sirius about which drugs are best for having great sex, which drugs are the most popular, and which drugs we should all avoid.

What do naked toddlers, TV's reality show The Bachelorette and premature ejaculations all have in common? They are topics up for discussion on today's show. And in our featured story, Susie looks at an article by fellow sexpert Cory Silverberg called "Why I Love Premature Ejaculation". What?

In Susie's Front Page, she offers her own hard-won knowledge of finding the erotic and joyful during the holiday season. She peruses the panoply of erotic self-help best selling books (and audiobooks!) and makes her recommendations for what goes into the most helpful types of sex books. Finally, from her Try this at Home mailbag, Susie answers a letter from a "sex-toy slut" who wants the real scoop on fingertip vibrators.

Happy New Year! While Susie will be participating in her very first wet t-shirt contest to ring in 2007, she hopes you enjoy hearing another selection from her delicious new audio versions of Best American Erotica. This week the story is by Nelson George and it's called, "It's Never Too Late in New York".

Susie starts the show off with a quiz that was developed to find out if you're a sex addict. Sexpert Dr. Petra Boynton took the questionable quiz and was - surprise, surprise - deemed to have a sexual problem. Susie then unravels the quiz's weak points. Next, Susie talks about a Princeton University student organization called the Anscombe Society, whose members are dedicated to a chaste and righteous lifestyle between heterosexual adults - no gays allowed.