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Today, Susie breaks open two controversial topics: incest - and justice. She begins with the most provocative child-abuse accusation to enter the public's awareness in years - Dylan Farrow vs. Woody Allen - and ends with an argument for justice that is ageless. Susie ponders the question of what we are supposed to think when celebrities take to the press about their family abuse. Is it about money? Is it about immortality? Or is it just more of the screwed-up lives that Hollywood produces so effortlessly?

[Contains explicit content] Susie has some sexual advice that could save every man's life: Beat off like your life depends on it! A study shows that regular masturbation can reduce the risk of developing prostate cancer. Next, Susie takes a look at one literary author's secret success in writing erotic novels. Writer Rupert Smith takes on the "nom de porn" as James Lear as he writes steamy gay porn fiction. And finally, Susie gets a letter from a listener who reminisces about her sexy youthful time in New Orleans.

Just when you thought you've seen it all, the porn world brings us a real doosie. Breaking a taboo that makes many people uncomfortable are a pair of teenaged twin brothers who have sex together. Elijah and Milo Peters perform on camera and are becoming new gay-porn superstars. Susie looks at the reasons why these siblings might really be in love. Or is it all for the money? It's undeniably incest, but viewers are hooked. The brothers have kissed, given each other blow-jobs, and had anal sex with each other. And… they say they are in love. YouTube and other video audiences say give us more!

[Contains explicit content] Susie warns that women need to be aware of the risks of the cervical cancer prevention treatment LEEP. Next, a recipe to share at all your potlucks: Mom's baked apples with marshmallow butt plugs. And then, new on Audible: Lisa Duggan’s Mean Girl: Ayn Rand and the Culture of Greed, a succinct primer on the life and insidious legacy of the 20th century's ultimate mean girl.

[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.

[Contains explicit content] Susie finds unsurprising new trends in porn for millennials. Next, the rise of self-driving cars can only mean one thing - more sex in cars. And finally, it's "New on Audible": Christopher Moore's Noir is genre-fluid fun.

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.

[Contains explicit content] Susie examines what the movie Hustlers gets right and wrong about strip clubs. Then, New on Audible: Jacqueline Frances's The Beaver Show is the most honest portrayal of life on the pole you’ll ever hear.

Susie's guest on today's show is Richard Dyer, a British film critic, scholar, and sex analyst. Richard and Susie talk about how homosexuality is portrayed in the movies. They first met on the set of Celluloid Closest, the first feature-length film to look at the hidden homosexual in Hollywood. Many stars have taken on films with a gay "agenda", from Barbara Stanwyck to Tom Hanks. This discussion rips the sheets off those movies. What fun!

Susie is safe but not sound after the terrorist attacks in NYC and Washington, D.C. The horror of these events and calls for retribution remind Susie of where her passions lie. And, speaking of passions, some of the suicide hijackers apparently spent their last night in a strip bar. This leads Susie to wonder about the sex lives of fundamentalists of all stripes. And, in her Try this at Home Mailbag, Susie advises a man whose girlfriend hates to be called "Yummy."

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.

Hailed by Utne Reader as "a visionary" and the San Francisco Chronicle as "the X-rated intellectual," Susie Bright is indisputably the sexpert of our times. Now, in a frank and intimate look at our own erotic experience, she delves into the most personal aspects of sex and shows us how our sexual passion can be a source of creativity and inspiration.

Ever wondered why theres no female voice as bold, erotic, unflinching, and revealing as Norman Mailer, Henry Miller, or Philip Roth? There is. It belongs to Susie Bright. Big Sex Little Death is an explosive yet intimate memoir that's pure Susie: bold, free-spirited, unpredictable, larger than life, yet utterly true to life.

This week's show concentrates on one special topic that many listeners continue to have questions about: the G-Spot and women's orgasm. Yes, the Big O. Today's show will reveal everything you ever wanted to know about the illustrious G-Spot. Over the years, Susie has written books, interviewed authors, and answered many listeners' questions about just what is the female G-Spot.

Susie's guest is Veronica Vera, founder and dean of "Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to be Girls" and the author of Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success. Susie met Miss Vera years ago and Susie's first glimpse into Miss Vera's copious collection of lacy underthings was a true introduction to Miss V's dedication to all things womanly. At her cross-dressing academy, men (and some women) sign up for classes to learn the fine arts of being a woman.

[Contains explicit content] Susie talks with UK novelist and journalist Stephanie Theobald. She's written a book about what she calls the last taboo: masturbation. Theobald has been described as "one of London's most celebrated literary lesbians" and her work has focused on sex, sexual identity, and art.

Get ready for a roller-coaster ride for your senses as Harriet Lerner, Mollie Katzen, and Susie Bright unleash their ideas about America's favorite taboos in Food, Sex, and Relationships. With combined book sales of over seven million copies, these three best-selling writers are at the height of their powers as they cast light in the shadowy corners of the human mind.

The Internet has made it easy to enjoy virtual sex of all kinds. This week, Susie takes a look at a very bizarre case surrounding underage pornography. And there's a twist in this story; a man is manipulating photos using the faces of young girls and then superimposing them onto adult bodies. Is this virtual child porn?

Susie is outraged to hear that a middle school in Illinois has banned hugging, and she reviews a new book, 101 Nights of Grrreat Sex. She tried some of the secret seductions offered to perk up your sex life, and after the first game, her partner gave this book a big thumbs up.

Susie announces the winners of her Valentine's Day contest before paying tribute to her good friend Hunter S. Thompson who committed suicide last month. Susie says among his other traits, Thompson was a rebel with a cause and there are few things more erotically attractive. Then, in the mailbag, Susie helps a listener chose a sex toy for her boyfriend.