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Susie loves science, so today she brings you the real reason why women menstruate every month. It's not so women can have babies; it's all about self-defense when they get pregnant. What? Seems like evolution has created a maternal-fetal conflict. All the bloating, discomfort, and raging hormones are the result of nature making women ready to deal with the chance of motherhood and the real possibility that a baby will challenge a mom's status quo.

There's a new embittered-fellow movement called "Men Going Their Own Way" that has Susie scratching her head. What's up with these guys? Why are they spending so much time talking about lesbians? Susie reads postings from an online forum, and these mostly straight-and-narrow guys have the weirdest take on bisexuals and homosexuals. Looks like some of the "going-their-own-wayers" are heading in a strange, asexual direction.

"Hi, I'm Susie and I have herpes." You don't? What? Well, you're in the minority says Susie and it's well past time for everyone to get over herpes - their own or their lover's. Susie answers everything you ever wanted to know about herpes and much more in her first segment. Then, talk of more golden ticket giveaways leads us down the path of golden showers. Finally, in the mailbag, Susie offers some timely advice to a woman caught in a military love triangle.

On the Front Page, Susie talks about a disabled artist whose "nudie" paintings were kicked out of the U.S. Senate building. In her Media Whore section, Susie checks out The Naked News. And, in the Try this at Home mailbag, Susie offers emergency advice about underwater sex for a honeymooning couple. Hawaii anyone?

[Contains explicit content] Susie talks to Christopher Zeischegg, aka Danny Wylde. He's a former porn performer and musician, and an extraordinary writer. His book Body to Job, looks at his career from amateur model to finding his feet after porn.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has a provocative interview with Jesse Bering, author of PERV: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us. They take a candid look at why we all have some perversion - and why it isn't as bad as we think. Then, from the listener mailbag: "My wife is certain my interest in anal sex makes me gay - now what can I do?"

In this week's Front Page, Susie responds to numerous inaccuracies and assumptions she found in a recent article written by Martin Amis about the porn industry. In her Books and Movies About Sex, Susie reads another of her favorite bedtime stories, "When the Student is Ready" by Claire Tristram. In her Try This at Home mailbag, Susie answers a question from a man who's upset his sexual fantasies are too deviant. Don't forget, you can write to Susie at susie@audible.com!

Sexpert Susie Bright is back with more frank, funny, and educational advice on sex. This time, what college students don't know about sex and some encouragement to test your sexual boundaries. Susie says, "Try it!" in this exclusive Audible Original. Get the latest issue or subscribe for 1-month or a year!

Pulitzer Prize-winner Jane Smiley details a beautiful erotic interlude in an otherwise sordid real estate deal; Mary Gaitskill celebrates the unexpected ardor of one middle-aged couple; Steve Almond reminisces about the best one-man/three-girl Ecstasy party ever; Nelson George recounts the erotic escapades that befall a young man who accompanies a celebrity athlete when he picks up a gaggle of girls; and Carol Queen explores the joys of making love with summer fruit.

Today's show is part 2 of our Sex Predictions for 2009. We'll look at what journalist Violet Blue from San Francisco has to say about cybersex and sexchips. Maybe, just maybe, the New Year will show us about the power of love in the ether world. Susie ponders what sex robots are, what the end of porn as we know it means, and this question: Statistically if more babies are born in August, will they all be named Barack?

[Contains explicit content] Susie has a show from 2008 for you to enjoy. The show starts with a shocking idea: a married couple decides to have sex every night for a year! Susie reveals the details behind a very special birthday gift. Next, Susie delves into the world of chemical engineering to find out what makes Hell tick. That's right, as all of us heathens want to know, what exactly is Hell made of - and what are we in for? Finally, from the mailbag, Susie responds to a letter from a lesbian fisting devotee who gets reduced to tears by a demon cup.

[Contains explicit content] Susie recalls that Andrea Dworkin's acolytes once threatened Susie's life, but she wouldn't have written about porn at all if Dworkin hadn't taken it seriously. Next, a man finds he once slept with his fiancee's father. It's far more common than one would think.

Susie spends the entire show with guest Daniel Bergner, whose book What Do Women Want? was on the New York Times best-seller list. The book is subtitled Adventures in the Science of Female Desire, and it disrupts the typical idea that women are more monogamous than men. Bergner's research also turns the tables on conventional thinking about women's desires and arousal.

[Contains explicit content] Susie looks at the global and social ramifications of an outrageous imbalance of men in China and India. Next, she finds that clever and entrepreneurial sex workers are finding workarounds now that Craigslist has closed its personals sections. Finally, it's "New on Audible": Men in Love looks at the sex fantasies of thousands of men.

Today, Susie has a very special interview to share with you. We'll be talking with best-selling author Christopher Ryan about his book Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. This anthropologic look into myths versus sexual realities inspires a great discussion. Christopher and Susie discuss whether jealousy is an animalistic urge or if it can it be controlled, how far back monogamy goes in our species, and why so many marriages are dysfunctional.

Susie's guest is Jen Sincero, author of the hilarious and wise The Straight Girls' Guide to Sleeping with Chicks. Jen and Susie share notes on the thrills of sleeping with women and offer tips on how you too can make your sexual fantasies a reality. Then, in the mailbag, Jen Sincero sticks around to help Susie with a letter from a man who says he'd do just about anything to help his wife get in touch with her sexual fantasies.

In scanning the recent sex news, Susie finds "family-friendly" editions of Titanic are hitting the video store shelves. Then, Susie invites one of her favorite sex radicals into the studio. Staci Haines is the author of A Survivor's Guide to Sex: How to Have a Great Sex Life after Sexual Abuse. In a warm and facinating dicussion, Susie talks with Staci about the process of sexual healing for incest survivors. In her mailbag, an intro to sex toys for men.

Susie heralds a recent court decision allowing porn filmmaker Adam Glasser, a.k.a Seymore Butts, to sell his Tampa Tushy Fest after censors nearly banned it from video store shelves. Then, Susie interviews Greta Christina an old friend who is the video buyer at Blowfish.com, Susie's favorite adult website. Greta talks about her current porn obsessions and how she decides which adult films meet the Blowfish criteria. In her mailbag, advice for a man whose wife is getting too close to an old flame.

This week we present the birth of a blue-movie critic. It's a look into how Susie went from being what Roger Ebert called an "innocent lesbian virgin" to the Pauline Kael of porn. She tells us about being hired by Penthouse Forum to write a pocket-sized journal focusing on sexy words rather than sexy pictures as she reviewed X-rated films. Our young Susie got a first-hand look into the world of porn movies, and oh what stories she has to tell!

Susie's guest this week is former Penthouse editor, Lavada Nahon. Lavada reveals the truth behind some of the magazine's best-known columns, including Penthouse Letters. She also talks about some of her own sexual and personal awakenings while at Penthouse, including a sex scandal that hit a bit too close to home. Susie and Lavada worked together on an erotic collection called Between the Sheets, which is available at audible.com®.