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Susie Bright is one of America's most vocal sex-positive advocates. This collection of 22 sketches written during the first 12 years of her daughter's life covers a variety of topics: her daughter's questions at school when she's asked to describe what her mom does for a "job", how nudists age, the strange future of porn, the ruin of most sex advice, real life non-monogamy stories - and even a recipe for cherry pie.

What's the real scoop about cannabis and smoking-hot sex? All is revealed in an article entitled "High Satisfaction" at Nerve.com. Susie reads from Kate Hakala's story, and she reviews the effects of combining weed and sex. Think about what pot does: loosening inhibitions, relaxing one's state of mind, and inducing neurochemical pleasure. Combine that with sex, and fun stuff might well happen. There's not much research on the topic, but stoners will attest that these two activities go hand in hand.

It's true! Susie coached Breaking Bad's "Walter White" (Bryan Cranston) on the proper way to do an erotic love scene. It was 1994, and Susie was working on a movie as a writer. She was asked to help two actors who were rehearsing a very steamy scene. Susie remembers how sweet and gentlemanly Bryan Cranston was back then. She kept giving him pointers on how to get nastier and sexier. Looks like Susie's coaching really helped him to find his inner Walter.

Bible Belt religious leaders suffered a surprising political hit in Mississippi this week. A strange referendum called the Personhood Amendment was defeated by the voters, and phew! says Susie. This group was advocating that life begins at fertilization, or with the twinkle of an eye, and they wanted to demolish current abortion-rights laws. So for now, birth control is safe - but the Personhood initiative is not going away. Susie spells out just what happened and who the big players are in this wacky group.

The lesbian sex book that rocked girls from coast to coast. Here's what lesbians really do, not what the sex cops think we ought to do. Cruising, packing, fisting, G- spots, porn stars, dildos, vibrators, anal sex, group sex, sex with straight girls, dental dams, lube 'n latex, sex during pregnancy...and more!

On this week's In Bed, Susie talks to novelist James Grainger. His book Harmless explores sex and masculinity in the aging Gen-X crowd. How do you write one sex scene to thrill and another to horrify? They discuss titillation and sexual reality - and threading the needle.

Susie begins today's show with a tribute to the late author and journalist Christopher Hitchens. Over a long career he was a regular columnist for Vanity Fair, The Atlantic, and Slate. Susie found his writing and views on bisexuality to be unparalleled.

[Contains explicit content] Susie talks about taboos and fantasies, and what to do when race is part of the equation. Then it's "New on Audible": Minka Kent's The Memory Watcher is the sexy, whiplash-inducing thriller that's now topping the Bright List.

Susie spends the entire show with her guest Daniel Bergner. His just-released book What Do Women Want? is 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 then men. His research looks at women's desire and arousal, and he turns the tables on conventional thought. Susie and Daniel talk about why women aren't seen as animalistic, whether research takes into consideration sexual politics, and female erotic fantasy and lust.

Susie starts off today's show with a look at some recent weird sexual crimes that involved eating the victim's flesh. No, this is not S&M…. It's cannibalism. A man kills then eats his lover's buttocks. A homeless, nude man chews off another man's face. A college student kills and then dines on his roommate's brain and heart. What is going on?

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.

A man was told by his doctor that he has idiopathic fibrosis and that he has 100 orgasms left before his penis stops working. What would you do in his shoes? Susie found this story at BroBible.com and has some compassionate advice for him. There are other great ways to get off without using his meat hammer, for example; how about catching up on some reading? Susie suggests a great book entitled Anal Pleasure and Health.

A wildlife expedition notebook that contains details about homosexuality, pederasty, necrophilia, and rape? Yep. Scientists say it's those sexy penguins being rowdy again. Today, Susie takes a look at a Guardian article that describes a study from the early 1900s, all about the sexual activities of the Antarctic penguin. Susie finds this very interesting and explains why, back then, "lewd" penguin behavior was considered a novelty.

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.

[Contains explicit content] Susie catches up with Tristan Taormino. They explore extreme tickling, how to fix a leather contest, and "WTF happened to the porn business?"

In The Best American Erotica 2002, Maggie Estep relates the surprising sexual happenings in a detox clinic, Francesca Lia Block explores the aquatic fantasies haunting a surfer, and Ernie Conrick introduces a tennis star and sex symbol who surrenders to an unusual coach. In these 23 stories you will also find cutting-edge work from other luminaries and from the Internet, where the next wave of erotica has matured into some of the most enticing writing around.

In this episode, Susie talks about heartbeats and hellhounds in the ladies room: the anti-abortion laws have gone completely baroque. Next, a new survey of asexuals proves that when it comes to the erotic mind, the universal fantasies remain. And finally, from the mailbag: sexy holiday gift-giving dos and don'ts.

Susie Bright is a sexual liberationist of the highest order. The Sexual State of the Union includes essays about dirty pictures and porn, lesbian marriage and lesbian murder, lesbian men and switching genders, vibrators, and the longevity of feminism. The writing is crisp, intelligent, and provocative; there is sure to be something that will make you cheer as well as something that will deeply offend you.

What do naked toddlers, TV's reality show The Bachelorette and premature ejaculations all have in common? They are topics up for discussion on today's show. And in our featured story, Susie looks at an article by fellow sexpert Cory Silverberg called "Why I Love Premature Ejaculation". What?

Today, Susie reflects on the life and influence of Marilyn Chambers, who recently passed away. Marilyn Chambers made a name for herself in the 1970s when she was an X-rated movie star, as well as the wholesome face featured on boxes of Ivory Snow laundry detergent. Marilyn was more than just a porn star; she was a true star and a sexual icon. Susie has many memories of why Marilyn stood apart in the sex industry.