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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 celebrates Ireland's landslide victory for sexual freedom and women's rights. Being there was like visiting another planet compared to the US. Next, why do we love the sexual politics of The Americans? There's a lot to see here. And finally, it's "New on Audible": Meg Worlitzer's The Female Persuasion is a hyper-realistic look at the generational divide between second-wave and post-wave feminists.  

Susie has a show from 2014 for you to enjoy, featuring a juicy and complex epistle from her "Try This at Home" mailbag. Actually, there are two letters from a married couple who want to try an open marriage. They corresponded separately, detailing their concerns and desires. You’ll hear why the wife wants more, and then how the husband is excited but nervous about going from vanilla to raspberry chocolate pistachio and butter brickle with a cherry on the top.

On this week's In Bed, Susie talks to writer Charlotte Shane. Her recent article for Fusion, "The Painful Truth About Tight Vaginas", broke down cultural expectations and shed light on the harm done by Kegels.

Susie looks at a new study showing why Americans are having less sex then ever. Next, a map that shows all the names given to syphilis before it was "syphilis" doubles as a guide to national prejudice. And finally, it's "New on Audible": a very special edition of Margaret Atwood's The Handmaid's Tale.

Susie is off this week but hopes you'll enjoy this show from 2008... Can we ever have too much sex? Can we ever love someone too much? On today's show, Susie discusses the difference between healthy love and addictive love. She speaks with author Rachel Resnick about her book Love Junkie: A Memoir. The book lists three red flags that may indicate if someone is a love junkie.

Susie is off this week but wants you to enjoy a show from 2007. During a trip to New York, Susie talks with award-winning author, columnist, and pornographic-film director Tristan Taormino. Smart Ass Productions, Taormino's adult-film company, produces a sexy reality show and a sex-education series. Susie and Tristan talk about making movies, female squirting, and gay literature.

On this week's In Bed, Susie hashes out how "pussy" became the word of the 2016 election. Next, Michelle Obama said everything that mattered in a speech that responds to Trump's blithe sexism. Then, it's "New on Audible". Susie discusses Charlotte Stewart's scorched-earth memoir of Hollywood's wild 1970s - Little House in the Hollywood Hills: A Bad Girl's Guide to Becoming Miss Beadle, Mary X, and Me.

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 listener questions about just what the female G-spot is. She's compiled many of her best segments on squirting, masturbating, and how to find the G-spot from five years of In Bed discussions. So sit back and relax if you can, because this 80-minute special is bound to excite and will certainly get you hot. Feel free to take notes!

Susie is off this week, but she has a great show from 2009 for you to enjoy! Today's show features vibrators, orgies, and hickeys. Susie begins with some fabulous tips on how to hide an unexpected hickey. If you've ever had an illicit affair with an over-zealous romantic sucker, you know you've got to learn how to cover up the evidence.

Susie Bright is the first and reigning queen of contemporary erotica. In How to Write a Dirty Story she reveals her tricks of the trade and shows you how to heat up sex scenes in everything from traditional novels and romances to science fiction and humor. Easing the aspiring writer into the creative process, she tells you how to write the steamy plots and sensual characters that publishers and readers (and listeners) are looking for.

On this week's In Bed, Susie asks why the New York Times wants to rewrite Soul on Ice - but no one wants to address the Great White Cuckolding. Next, from the mailbag, is it "cheating" if someone in a polyamorous relationship forgets to mention they "stepped out"?

Susie Bright, founder of Best American Erotica, presents a classic, taboo-breaking collection of men’s erotic fiction - featuring the most unrepentant gay literary heroes of our generation. Legendary writers like John Preston, Samuel Delany, Steven Saylor/Aaron Travis, Lars Eighner, Dennis Cooper - who can imagine men’s intimate and transgressive lives without them?

What happens when your partner is in the mood and you're not? It's called maintenance sex, and it's been making headlines lately. Susie reads from a Jezebel.com article by Tracy Moore that gives some how-to tips for doing what many call "duty sex". Actress Amy Poehler does it, sex educator Dan Savage does it, and Susie has a lot to say about why maintenance sex is so controversial.

Are you ready to really spice things up? Susie wants to tell you about the best new sex toys in her toy box! Everyone’s favorite vibrator, the Hitachi Magic Wand, has come up with a new and improved version. Then there's the Njoy - a dildo that will fondle your G-spot or prostrate in a way you’ve never imagined. And to top off the list: Eva, a wearable, hands-free vibrator that will turn your vanilla sex into a banana split with all the toppings.

On this week's In Bed, depression cures and libido killers. What do you do when the very drug that stops you from killing yourself also robs you of every sexual sensation? Then, Susie has the lowdown on Canadian sexual humor and her Montreal fantasy workshop, "For F--k's Sake".

[Contains explicit content] Susie is away but would like you to enjoy a classic show from 2006. Her guest is Esther Perel, author of the best-selling Mating in Captivity: Reconciling the Erotic and the Domestic. Esther and Susie compare notes on the best advice for couples experiencing "bed death". Then, Susie receives an interesting offer to be on the reality TV show Wife Swap.

On this week's In Bed, Susie takes a look at the new book Scary Old Sex by Arlene Heymen. This new short-story collection gets into the intimate details of sex after 60. Next, it's invasion of the hens! Provincetown gay bars are being overrun by bachelorettes.

Susie Bright, long-time host of Audible's own In Bed with Susie Bright, talks with Ian Kerner, the best-selling author of Be Honest - You're Not That Into Him Either and She Comes First. With years of personal and clinical experience between them, Susie and Ian talk about the sexual dilemmas facing women and men these days - everything from dating, marriage, porn, body image, and much, much more.

Susie has an inmate conversation with author Juan F. Thompson, son of the late gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson, who was a friend of Susie's. Juan was the one person Hunter trusted completely. They talk about the nitty-gritty of Hunter's greatest struggles with writing, his sexual point of view, what it meant to him to be a man in full, and living up to a mythic, impossible, reputation.