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On today's show, you're going to feel the heat! Susie begins by describing a scene from a movie called Headshot. This short film about a man getting a blowjob will make you feel like you are there in the room with him. Susie gets the intimate details in her interview with erotica filmmaker Jennifer Lyon Bell. Susie and Jennifer talk about what makes porn on screen so hot, how the actors prepare for sex scenes, and why showing explicit sex isn't always necessary to make a great erotic film.

[Contains explicit content] Susie reminds you to bring your disinfectant wipes with you everywhere you go, but especially to the Santa Monica Public Library. Next, how in this year of 2020 can a grown man believe a teenager can “hold in” her period? And then, new on Audible: Cathy Porter's Alexandra Kollontai: A Biography profiles a true political and sexual revolutionary.

Christian churches are coming to the rescue for some young women. But the oldfashioned advice they are doling out on pornography may turn out to be not-so-helpful.

[Contains explicit content] Susie talks about the self worth and guts it takes to hire a prostitute when one is disabled. Next, have you ever heard of a mixed orientation marriage? And finally, it's "New on Audible": Jessica Graham's Good Sex: Getting Off Without Checking Out.

Today's show is all about you! Susie opens her enormous mailbag and spends the entire program answering your sex-question letters. We call this a mailbag blowout! First, Susie hears from three listeners who are all dealing with low libido - of their spouses or themselves. Help! Then, the herpes mysteries continue, and Susie gives some sound advice on how to deal with many related problems, including shedding. Finally, a listener has some strange sexual ideas that Susie has to untangle.

Susie gives us a look at what it's really like to be bisexual. And she says that bisexuality isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Imagine being shunned by both straights and gays because you just don't fit in.

[Contains explicit content] Susie tells the story of a Arkansas woman who cared for abandoned AIDS patients and buried them, by hand, in her family's plot. And from the mailbag, a listener writes to say she's married and alone. Susie says she's not alone.

Shopping for all your essentials is now easier. You just have to hit one store for your toothpaste, kitty litter, cough drops - and new vibrator! Yes, once only purchased at sex stores and discreetly online, now vibrators are the hottest items to be stocked prominently at a 7-Eleven near you. Susie wonders what to make of this new acceptance by prudish corporate America, and supposes we must follow the money....

Today's show features a deep look into Catholicism and Paganism - something for everyone! Susie recently wrote an article that appeared in the Huffington Post about a new iPhone app that allows sinners to make an instant confession. After purchasing this entryway to God for $1.99, Susie was prompted to answer some questions about her devotedness. Looks like she'll be in the digital confession booth for quite some time!

A new book has unleashed a media frenzy about one mother's controversial way of raising her kids. Battle Hymn of a Tiger Mother by Amy Chua reveals some extreme demands she places on her daughters. She expects perfection in everything! On today's show, Susie takes a look into the sexual-developmental side effects this kind of parenting may have on kids. Susie equates the lack of pleasure and self-determination to a post-puberty future of despair and denial. Wow, what's a parent to do?

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.

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?

Today's show takes a quick look at why and how sex education has evolved in the United States. Susie reads from an article in Newsweek that featured a story written by Johanna Cornblatt. Going back to the 1800s, we see the same worries about "evil" sex and plans to control the young, just as with today's abstinence-only sex-ed. The article is full of strange and fun historical facts, including warnings about syphilis, prostitutes, the 1960s sexual revolution, and HIV and AIDS.

Today, Susie brings you Part 2 of her interview with writer Jillian Lauren, the author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem. The secret is out; it's not an exotic and romantic lifestyle. In reality, a harem girl is more like a sex slave.

Happy New Year! Susie hopes that your new year will be filled with love, joy, and plenty of sex. But before we embrace 2010, Susie says goodbye to '09 with her list of last year's top sex stories.

Part one of another New York City interview. Susie speaks with Leonore Tiefer, a sex therapist you'll never forget. Tiefer initiated the Campaign for a New View of Women's Sexual Problems to challenge the medicalization of dealing with women's sexual issues. Susie and Leonore talk about performance apprehension, sex education, and why Viagra is not the magic pill.

In this week's Front Page, Susie welcomes the new year with her look at 21st century sex: the effects of Viagra and Prozac on both brains and libidos; Internet love connections; watered down porn; and the challenges before President Bush. In Books and Movies About Sex, Susie reads one of her favorite erotic stories, "The Agent" by Jess Wells from The Best American Erotica Series 2000. In her Try this at Home Mailbag, Susie reveals the delights of breast milk for one listener.

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.

Today's show looks at three outcomes of sex. Does having sex promote happiness? Is prostitution really forced on women? And what happens to a wife who is denied sex? First off, Susie looks at how America has become the gosh-darn happy-face nation when confronted with personal illness. Susie reads from an article published in Psychology Today by author Ariel Gore, who kept a journal to track what conditions made her happy. Susie wonders how sex figures into that equation.

Asexuals, bachelors, and hookers have the spotlight on today's show. Susie answers a question from a listener who wants to know if there is an unspoken etiquette for Lot Lizard's at the local truckstop: "How can I be sure the prostitute is legit?"