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Catholic schoolgirl Susie Bright weighs in on the recent sex scandal in the Catholic Church. Susie talks with science fiction writer, accomplished sadist, and long-time friend Richard Kadrey about the state of the covert culture and how to go about introducing your sexual fantasies to your lover. In her mailbag, Susie offers advice to people who love their partners but miss having sex.

Susie hears a juicy sex dispatch from a listener in North Dakota regarding a sex columnist recenty fired from the local student paper. Then, after years of debunking tantric sex, Susie's finally found a book that makes the practice seem down-right interesting, at least historically. It's called Tantra: Sex, Secrecy, Politics and Power in the Study of Religion by Hugh Urban and Susie reads part of the preface as well as the larger-than-life story of Chogyam Trungpa.

Susie's finally found a sex education program she can support, but it's got a twist. This program helps parents practice talking to their teenagers about sex by trying out conversations with stand-in teens. Step one for a productive talk with your teenager: know thyself, sexually at least. Then, Susie ponders the new lesbian rumors surrounding pop diva Britney Spears. And, in her mailbag, Susie hears from a man who says it's an older woman he wants.

Susie's happy Brits can finally see what's behind the green door. The British Board of Film Classification is allowing explicit pornography into the country for the first time. Then, Susie talks with writer Jane DeLynn, the author of one of Susie's earliest erotic favorites, Some Do, as well as Don Juan in the Village, and most recently, Leash. Susie and Jane debate the existence of "lesbian bed death" and whether you can will yourself to like being a bottom. Then, should jocks shave?

Susie has a special guest in the studio this week. Dori Midnight is the creator of a deck of tarot cards quite unlike any you've seen before. During their conversation, Susie pulls three cards and Dori reads them to give Susie lots of juicy info about her sex life and much, much more. Then, in the Try this at Home mailbag, a man seeks Susie's advice on finding the perfect spot. Don't forget, you can send send your confidential questions and feedback about the show to susie@susiebright.com.

It's a big week on In Bed with Susie Bright. First, it's Susie's second anniversary show and she's got lots of anniversary/New Year's resolutions for you. As you might imagine, they're resolutions you'll want to keep. Then, we kick off Susie's terrific Los Angeles interview series with Jill Soloway, one of the writers and producers of HBO's hit series Six Feet Under. Even if you've never seen the show, the behind-the-scenes story of how the characters are developed is fascinating.

Ever wonder what it's like to be a female stand-up comic? Susie's good friend Mimi Gonzalez knows. She's in the studio this week with tales from the front lines. Mimi explains to Susie why it's only okay for fat or ugly female comics to talk about sex. She also counsels Susie on how to deal with hecklers, as well the art of delivering a punch line. Plus, you'll hear all about one of Mimi's favorite gigs where she performed for Gloria Steinem herself.

This week, Susie continues part 2 of her conversation with sexpert Tristan Taormino. A few years ago, Tristan made the leap into big-time porn when she convinced John Stagliano, a.k.a Buttman, to produce the movie of her book The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women. Tristan and Buttman argued over details, but what they ended up with is one of the best selling porn movies about anal sex on the market. Tristan and Susie also talk about the real life sex of sexperts.

Susie meets her match this week in this first of a two-part interview with sexpert Tristan Taormino. Tristan is a writer, editor, sex educator, and sometimes fetish model, performer, and porn producer. She's written three books: The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, True Lust: Adventures in Sex, Porn and Perversion, and Pucker Up: A Hands-On Guide to Ecstatic Sex. She's a regular a regular columnist for The Village Voice, Taboo and On Our Backs.

Please note: Susie is away this week conducting interviews in NYC for future episodes of In Bed with Susie Bright. In the meantime, we offer you this program from her archives.
Susie's finally read the book everyone's been talking about, Harmful to Minors: The Perils of Protecting Children from Sex by Judith Levine. Levine argues that sexuality is "a part of life for everybody, starting from the earliest ages." In that vein, Susie offers her six basic tips for helping your children develop positive, sexual images of themselves. Then, in the second part of her interview with...

To celebrate the last of the lazy, hazy days of summer, Susie wants you to put pen to paper and think about what really turns you on. It's all part of her tips on how to write sexy, fun, dirty, and readable sex scenes. Susie reads "The Final Climax" from her book How to Write a Dirty Story to give you a very specific idea of what works and what doesn't. Then, in her mailbag, Susie helps a listener who thinks men are getting the short end of the vibrator.

There are still more NYC interviews to come, but this week Susie catches her breath and we offer an encore edition of Susie's great San Francisco interview with monologuist Josh Kornbluth.

Josh Kornbluth is the author of Red Diaper Baby (currently being made into a move for the Sundance Channel) and co-creator of the feature length film, Haiku Tunnel. In this warm and especially funny interview, Susie and Josh talk about the sexual life of an office temp, or rather, Josh's sexual life as an office temp. Also, Josh talks about the sexual lessons his communist parents imparted...

Please note: Susie's been in the studio all week working on more than a dozen new interviews with her NYC and Boston friends. The interviews are great and will come soon. Until then, we offer one of Susie's best San Francisco interviews to tide you over.

In light of the recent sex scandal in the Catholic Church, Susie says it's the Catholic laity, like herself, who are the most upset. Then, an interview is with science fiction writer, accomplished sadist, and long time friend of Susie's, Richard Kadrey. Susie and Richard talk about hunting out covert culture when the Internet puts...

Susie's on book tour and Susie keeps hearing gossip about the White House staff that leads her to speculate about why sexual rumors sometimes clear things up. Then, it's true! Utah's Porn Czar had to step down. But, sadly a self-appointed one has taken her place. In her mailbag, Susie meets "Larry" face-to-face in Boston and a listener writes in with her definition of "slut."

Susie is ready to whet your appetite for the 10th anniversary of Best American Erotica. Susie talks with horror writer John Skipp about his marriage to porn starr Kelly Nichols and the connection between horror and erotica. In her mailbag, a testimonial from a woman who learned to love penetration.

Susie talks with Dan Cullinane from Alyson Publications, the oldest publisher of books for the gay and lesbian community. Susie and Dan talk about early sex lessons, trends in gay and lesbian literature, and why men no longer need to "bear" it all to be sexy. In her mailbag, Susie has a letter from an unlikely listener looking for some ways to spice up his sex life.

Susie's guest this week is Carol Queen, staff sexologist at Good Vibrations in San Francisco, and the author of Exhibitionism for the Shy and the cult classic erotic novel, The Leather Daddy and the Femme. Susie and Carol talk about the anatomy of an orgasm, including the elusive g-spot and what Viagra does for women. Then, in her mailbag, Susie answers a question about how to live with herpes.

Susie's as shocked as anyone that she found a Man of the Year, but she did. Christian Silbereis, a high school senior from Ann Arbor, Mich., wore a larger-than-life vagina costume to school for Halloween this year. The school staff was aghast and the student was suspended. But his mom (and Susie) are behind him all the way. His reward? A call from Susie herself. Also, Susie reads steamy passages from the Koran and an self-described "old dog" wonders if it's okay his tongue's wagging after an even older dog.

Susie's topic this week is married gay men and the women who love them. With his wife Dina by his side, New Jersey Governor James McGreevy came out to his constituents and resigned office in the same speech. At the same time, more and more closted gay men are being busted by their wives who search the Web sites they visit. The whole situation reminds Susie of an old essay she wrote called "I Got This Way from Kissing Donahue" where she recounts her stint as a guest on a Phil Donahue Show.

This week, Susie's on a news tip. First, to Alabama where a recent ruling by the 11th Circuit Court upheld a 1998 ruling that bans the sale of sex toys. Then, there's new information about abstinence-only programs where teenagers pledge to not have sex, which indicates that when these teens do have sex, they may not end up better off than their non-pledging peers. In the mailbag, Susie talks about sex personality quizzes and the Abu Ghraib prison abuse scandal.