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On this week's In Bed, Susie looks at what it means when the newspaper of record stops pandering to the rescue industry and gives voice to sex workers and human-rights activists. Then, how much do you want your tampon to tell your smartphone about your flow? It's Bluetooth for your vag!

Public libraries offer all kinds of book genres, and yes, they also carry porn! Susie starts today's show off with a look at the New York Public Library's extensive erotica collection. In the past, the library classified all racy materials with a triple star (***), which meant you could only view them under supervision. But now many pulp fictions and hidden treasures have been liberated and are more accessible. What fun to peruse vintage erotic Japanese imagery or read Henry Miller's typewritten manuscript for Tropic of Capricorn. Time to renew your library card!

Susie is off this week but has a great encore show for you. She speaks with sex educator Cory Silverberg about his new book for kids: What Makes a Baby? Susie says this is a must-have for every sex-positive family. Cory's book discusses the "where do we come from" question, and he doesn't give the usual mom-and-dad or bible story. Susie and Cory talk about why most kids' books take the sugary syrupy approach to talking about sex, and they look at what kinds of families are ready for early sex education.

Today's show is all about erotica, from kink and bondage to the underbelly of the porn business. Up first is an interview with Cecilia Tan, author of the Struck by Lightning series. She's been writing BDSM-themed fiction for over 20 years. Susie and Cecilia talk about pushing sexual boundaries and how far is "too far". One of Cecilia's latest books includes some exciting and unusual ways a bondage couple use a string of pearls. Oh, Susie wants to know much more about that necklace!

Susie's still laughing about a recent interview in The Harvard Crimson in which ultra-conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia explained why he's into orgies. Then, it's off to Craigslist and a personal ad with quite a headline, "I Don't Mind Sucking You Off, but Here's What I Need From You." Boys of Altanta and beyond, listen up! In the Try This at Home mailbag, Susie hears from a husband and wife seeking some hard to find porn classics.

An alarming amount of deaths in the gay porn industry has Susie wondering what's going on. Today, Susie reads from a recent article in XBiz by Dan Cameron entitled "Searching for Answers". Although an X-rated gay-movie career can magnify the pressure its male stars are placed under, there have never been so many suicides as in the past 17 months. Susie looks at the role inadequate health care has played in the despair and what the industry needs to do to help these troubled souls.

Today Susie catches up with listener letters from our "Try This at Home" mailbag. She reads and answers two letters on matters both global and personal. One fellow writes about his slow start sexually. He was 23 before he had sex, and this has led him to think about Puritans, sexual pleasure, morals, and more. Susie has much to say on this topic. The next letter delves into porn and erotica, but with a special twist. Our correspondent is looking for athletic, strong women in porn that aren't "Barbie doll" types. Susie has some pretty hot suggestions....

What do vaginas and baseball have in common? Well...it's really V-Day: a political movement to draw attention to women's rights that is celebrated on Valentine's Day - and that Susie looks at through the eyes of a sports fan. Susie goes over stats, batting averages, who's left on base, sacrifice flies, fan favorites, and more...but it's not really about baseball. Susie looks at the feminist wars, conservative movements, "I am vagina hear me roar," violence against women, and misogyny. V-Day is part of the movement, organized by Eve Ensler, called One Billion Rising.

Susie has been very busy at Audible acquiring some of the best sex books ever written and getting them produced as audiobooks. On today's show, she talks about the many titles she's found. Her list is long - and oh-so varied. Some of the categories are lesbian erotica; sexuality and relationships; gay men's biography and gay crime; transexual, tran-tastic, and queer; and retro sex guides and satires. Susie worked with some interesting authors and has some fun stories to tell about these books.

Just when you thought you'd heard it all... sluts are the reason the Tea Party lost in the last election. This incredibly weird idea comes from The Christian Men's Defense Network. Susie has to share the article with you! The anonymous writer decries slutty women - who supposedly don't make decisions based on reason - and those cheating Democrats who convinced them that Romney would take away their birth control and abortions. So the slut vote defeated the Republicans. Holy smokes! Power to all those loose women!

Teenagers are having less sex these days, and teen pregnancy is down. This all sounds pretty good, right? Susie begs to differ and looks at the real reasons behind the statistics. A recent article by Amy T. Schalet in The New York Times got Susie thinking about what's changed for boys. What role has religion, abstinence-based sex education, and Internet pornography played in boys wanting love, not just sex?

Christian churches are coming to the rescue for some young women. But the old-fashioned advice they dole out on pornography may not be so helpful. Susie looks at a New York Times article about an evangelical group that promotes "victory" workshops against porn to end female members' addictions. They pray to be strong and not masturbate, they learn how to please their husbands instead of themselves, and they learn that their sexual habits are sinful. Banish you, evil porn! Begone! God has spoken!

It's two great sex writers, thinkers, activists and friends for the price of one! Susie's guest is Dan Savage, author of the syndicated weekly sex advice column Savage Love and two books, The Commitment and The Kid, as well as editor of the Seattle weekly newspaper The Stranger. Susie and Dan talk about a recent personal-ad scandal, the politics of tranny boys, Dan's statute of limitations on identifying as bisexual, open relationships, gay marriage, and much more.

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.

In Part 2 of another New York City interview with porn-film historian and scholar Jeffery Escoffier, Susie and her guest have a wild discussion about gay film secrets. They cover everything from why straight male porn stars must enjoy gay sex, to double penetration how-to tips, to why exhibitionists get ahead in the film industry, and finally to condom or not to condom.

Susie has some sexual advice that could save many men's lives: beat off like your life depended on it! A new study shows that regular masturbation can reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer. The Australian researchers who carried out the tests found that men who ejaculate more then five times a week were better off than men with more modest numbers. Now it looks like moms might have to reevaluate what to tell their teenage sons about masturbation.

[Contains explicit content] From a 2006 show: It's two great sex writers, thinkers, activists, and friends for the price of one! Susie's guest is Dan Savage, author of the syndicated weekly sex advice column Savage Love. Susie and Dan talk about a recent personal ad scandal, the politics of tranny boys, Dan's statute of limitations on identifying as bisexual, open relationships, gay marriage, and much more.

[Contains explicit content] Susie's wants you to enjoy a show from 2004. Her guest 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. Then, from the mailbag, Susie reads some sexy movie reviews.

On this week's In Bed, Susie pulls on her thigh-high boots to wade into the cesspool at the bottom of the Oakland Police Department. The scandal includes cops pimping teenage hookers and a murder-suicide that spilled all the beans. One prostitute is not holding back. What does her story tell us? Then, a married math professor has fathered 22 children through unofficial sperm donations, sometimes delivered in a Target men's room.

When ISIS released its manifesto following the Paris bombings, Susie found their obsession with "prostitution" and "vice" a key insight into their twisted sexual revenge fantasies.