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In Bed with Susie Bright always offers tips for greater sexual pleasure, but this week it's an intense look at the often misunderstood world of the clitoris and women's pleasure. Susie talks with sexuality scholar and author Rebecca Chalker about her book, The Clitoral Truth. Chalker is a member of the Federation of Feminist Women's Health and has been a pioneer in promoting ways for women to redefine their sexuality to emphasize full body pleasure. As you can imagine, Susie's a fan.

Susie Bright interviews Jillian Lauren, author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem. Lauren talks about her incredible real-life experience “auditioning” for the harem of Prince Jefri of Brunei.

[Contains explicit content] It's our last show after 22 years—ones of the longest-running podcasts in show business! In Bed set the tone for so much of what podcasting has come to mean: authenticity, intimacy, and saying what can't be said anywhere else. Susie interviews the behind-the-scenes Audible producers who have made IBWSB so special over the years: Kerry Donahue, Larry Blood, and Jessica Lockhart. We share some amazing memories and studio secrets that even Susie didn't know at the time!

Susie is perplexed today over some strange legislation in the Sunshine State. It seems that although marijuana and bongs are prohibited, it's still okay to get down with a goat, a dog or any animal you choose. Why does Florida permit bestiality?

Susie starts off today's show with a labyrinth of ethical questions concerning a caregiver and a client falling in love. A professor of ethics at Rutgers University became involved with a severely disabled man while she was working with him. He could not speak, and she used "facilitated communication" - keyboard typing, with physical assistance from the professor - as a way for him to communicate. She thought they were falling in love. But his family thought differently.

Thanksgiving is a time for reflecting on our blessings, and Susie shares some of the many letters from In Bed listeners she's received listing what they were thankful for in their sex lives this past year. The responses are fun and range from a new mattress that offers many exciting adventures to being grateful for living in New Zealand, because it is such a sensible and open-minded society.

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.

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 looks at ACT UP's plan for eradicating HIV/AIDS. Does the president have what it takes to make good on his promise? Next, contrary to popular stereotypes, there are millennial men who don't like porn. And then it's "New on Audible": Ottessa Oshfegh's My Year of Rest and Relaxation.

Susie talks lesbian imagery and the male gaze with Taschen Books editor Dian Hanson. Then, it's "New on Audible". We listen to Tereska Torres's Women's Barracks, a lesbian pulp story that aimed at titillating men in the 1950s. At its core, though, this is a story of female liberation and sisterhood during World War II.

Recently in the news: Female soccer star Elizabeth Lambert succumbs to an age-old problem - GIRL FIGHT! And she gets side lined for it. What's a girl to do when she needs to take an opponent down? Pulling on her ponytail seems like a good plan. Susie has a lot to say about sexism, competition, and fantasy regarding women in sports. She also tells us about her own personal cat fights - let's get ready for some heat.

This beautifully produced book contains the landmark work of the most influential lesbian photographers in the world, including Morgan Gwenwald, Della Grace, Diana Blok, Tee Corrine, Jill Posener, and Honey Lee Cottrell. Beyond the impact of the individual photographers, Bright writes about the themes that have fueled lesbian photography, including the feminist approach to the body and the lesbian relationship to popular culture. 

Just close your eyes and listen... Cyborgasm is a collection of erotic fantasies recorded using technology developed for Virtual Reality applications. From sweet nothing whispers to no-holds-barred lust, Cyborgasm sounds so real you can feel it.

Susie Bright, “The Pauline Kael of Porn” (SF Chronicle), rips open the history of erotic cinema before the internet— from the Golden Age of lavish 35mm hardcore, to the video-inspired “Porno Spring”, initiated by none other than punk, feminist, and lesbian video-makers.

[Contains explicit content] Susie declares "Piss is the new black". In all the corners of the kinkdom, it's the golden haze. What's going on? Next, 22,000 women in South Korea take to the streets to protest spy cams - but it's not just Korea; this is a worldwide invasion of privacy.

On this week's In Bed, Susie talks to author Victoria Bynum. Her book The Free State of Jones turns the narrative of slavery and rebellion in the South on its ear, and explores the legacy of miscegenation still being worked out today. It was made into a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey, which will be released in June.

[Contains explicit content] Susie finds that the phrase "use it or lose it", like many clichés, is literally true. Women who don't have sex or masturbate enter menopause earlier. Next, a deaf man sues PornHub for not offering captioning on his preferred videos. And from the mailbag: the boyfriend who jerks off every night next to his girlfriend.

In The Best American Erotica 2001, Marge Piercy introduces us to the nerd kid sex club, Nathan Englander explores the addictive power of a peep show, Jerry Stahl relates a dare from an extremely demanding girlfriend, and Dani Shapiro proves the difference between the fantasy and the reality of losing your virginity.

[Contains explicit content] We're talking prostate massage and prostate milking today. What? You don't know about this? It's sometimes done by doctors for medical reasons. But it can also be a sexy, fun adventure done at home for your pleasure and health too. Next, it's "Tell Me Your Sex Story": Listeners tell Susie all kinds of personal intimate details about their sex lives as she invites these "regular folk" to enter her sexual confession booth.

On today's show, Susie interviews author Adrian Colesberry. He wrote a funny how-to sex book called How to Make Love to Adrian Colesberry by Adrian Colesberry. Susie is a big fan and thinks the book is hilarious. Now he's working on another book, this time about work, empathy, and pleasure. He and Susie talk about real joy, sex advice, groupies, and some sexy science stuff.