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[Contains explicit content] In this 2016 show, Susie talks to Greg Cope White about his memoir The Pink Marine. Long before "DADT" (don't ask, don't tell) a friend invited him to sign up for the Marine Corps summer boot camp, but all Greg heard was "summer" and "camp". Semper fi!

Susie checks the bookshelf for all the new advice books about sex and relationships. Next, some 1958 advice for landing a husband asks you to exercise your feminine wiles. And, New on Audible, Emily Wilson’s new translation of Homer’s The Odyssey is an absolutely vital journey.

Let's face it....good-looking politicians make Americans do crazy things. With so many sexually repressed voters out there, having a handsome black man on the opposite ticket of a dolled up real-life Barbie is too much pressure. The public is responding with Bible-thumping, taboo-wielding zeal. Today, Susie takes a look at why voters are so concerned with Obama's sex life.

[Contains explicit content] Susie recalls the life and work of one of her biggest intellectual influences - feminist writer, teacher, and activist Ann Snitow - and reads an excerpt from her paper, "Mass Market Romance: Pornography Is Different for Women". And then, "New on Audible": Margaret Atwood's Life Before Man, a sophisticated meditation on non-monogamy and marriage.

Susie's guest this week is Ian Kerner, the best selling author of Be Honest - You're Not that Into Him Either and She Comes First. With years of personal and clinical experience between them, Susie and Ian debate the sexual dilemmas facing women and men these days - everything from dating, marriage, porn, and much, much more. Then, Susie and Ian tackle a mailbag question from a woman who says she feels like her sex life is just one big performance.

Today's show starts off with a serious look at the connection between dominance and pleasure. S&M followers understand and willingly participate in erotic role playing, but what about those military men and women involved in torturing prisoners? Are they sexual sadists too? Susie talks about how the military's torture training changed a friend from peace lover to aggressive dominator. And what does this all say about Abu Ghraib? Next, Susie reviews the reviews: what are the best positions for sex?

Susie's guest this week is Ariel Levy, a contributing editor at New York<.i> magazine and the author of the controversial new book, Female Chauvinist Pigs: Women and the Rise of Raunch Culture. In this fascinating and funny interview, 30-year-old Ariel and Susie talk about what people (mis)take for sexy these days and what it all means when feminism goes the way of most revolutions and is co-opted by they mainstream culture. Then, in the mailbag, a recently divorce man gets all bondage, no orgasm.

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 today's show, three episodes: Susie remembers the man who battled against the prudes, she talks with a real live rocket scientist, and she reveals the anatomy of a vagina.

Susie features some forbidden porn blogs on today's show. We'll learn about exhibitionist and amateur pornographer Furry Girl. This cute and hairy blogger has many erotic photos to offer on her website, and Susie finds them very appealing. Another blog that interests her offers porn centered on women who are menstruating, That's right, and it's called erotic red.com. That's where you'll see positive portrayals of what they call "bleedy pussy".

On today's show, Susie talks with Jennifer Palais about how to de-clutter more than just your old yearbooks and scrapbooks. Palais helps organize people's love lives - not just where to put the lube and ropes, but how to bid adieu to the painful remnants of a broken love affair. Do you have mementos from a past relationship that you can't throw away? Susie describes some of her own challenges with sexy stuff that is too good to let go.

Love, sex and rock-and-roll! Well, today's show will cover two of those three topics. Here at In Bed, we always talk about sex, but today Susie also covers drugs - and it's one of the non-prescription types. It's marijuana, but with a twist; it's medical marijuana, a supposedly legal drug. We'll talk with author Wendy Chapkis about her new book Dying to Get High.

Susie's always on the lookout for Christian Web sites that relate to porn and she's found a doozy: www.jcsgirls.com. The site bills itself as a way for the Church to reach men and women working in or "seeking fulfillment in" the porn industry. Then, in the mailbag, Susie critiques two personal ads placed by a couple interested in swinging.

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 starts off today's show with an article from the New York Times. It seems more women are looking for an over-the-counter libido fix. Sales of all kinds of gels, oils, and vibrators have become mainstream. A walk down any pharmacy aisle in the "intimate lifestyle" section (often right by the Band-Aids) reveals extraordinary choices for starting up women's mojos again. Susie says okay, not bad, but why buy all the hype? Vegetable oil and good old fashioned foreplay can be a less expensive way to find the sweet spot again.

Susie has a special guest today. She's talking with author Jessica Valenti about her new book The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women.

Susie turns up the heat today as she names her favorite sexy Hollywood movies. After hearing her list, you're going to run for the DVD player and then into the bedroom. Susie takes a look at many factors that bring on the sizzle, from the actors' sex appeal to their downright ability to get dirty. Susie looks at many different types of films, from the classic film noir style to S&M. Where's my popcorn!

Today, Susie takes a look at a recent study about monogamy and young heterosexual couples. Seems that 40% of the pairs had a problem with straight talk on exclusivity. While one partner said he or she hadn't agreed to be sexually exclusive, the other partner thought they had. Wow! That's a lot of miscommunication and misunderstanding in some intimate relationships. Susie wonders if taking a different approach to talking about commitment, love, and trust may help these couples find agreement.

Today, Susie brings you the first of a two-part interview with author Jillian Lauren, whose new book Some Girls: My Life in a Harem is taking the media by storm. Who knew that the family of the sultan of Brunei still hosted exotic 40-woman households and lived the lifestyle of princes right out of Arabian Nights?

Susie Bright uncovers the intimate side to pornography, in these candid talks with famous stars, producers, directors, and retailers. Susie's interviews get to the heart of what it's like to have sex in front of the camera, the surprising details of how porn movies are made and marketed, and what Hollywood learned from "Deep Throat."