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It's Susie's 50th time In Bed with this week's show and, to celebrate, Susie brought her friends Shar Rednour and Jackie Strano in to talk about the perfect three-way, keeping jealousy at bay in an open relationship, what straight men can learn about anal sex from lesbians, and how to know what you're looking for from a date, a friend, and a lover.

Susie guests this week are Greta Christina and Vic St. Blaise. Greta is the editor of Paying for It: A Guide for Sex Workers for Their Clients and Vic St. Blaise is a San Francisco sex worker and activist who wrote an essay to the collection. Greta and Vic give Susie lots of pointers on how to get your sex worker to like you and explain what they're really thinking when they're with a client. Then, Greta and Vic stick around for the mailbag.

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.

Susie's NYC interviews are here! Susie kicks off the series by talking with Robin Adams and Micole Taggart, the women behind Sweet Action Magazine (www.sweetactionmag.com). Sweet Action is one of the rarest of porn mags, created by straight women for straight women. It features lots of nude pictures of hunky men and some tips-and-tricks articles to help straight women improve their game.

Susie's has an even more scandalous update for those of you following her fight against Pay Pal. It turns out Pay Pal's new policy against selling "indecent" material is just the tip of the iceberg of a much bigger scam. Also in the news, Susie has an update on the Bush administration's recent efforts to reduce funding of NIH programs researching sexual behavior. Then, in her mailbag, Susie gets a letter from a woman who's just starting to explore her sexual feelings and a man who'd like to tone his down.

Susie is a long time reader of Adult Video News, the insiders' guide to the porn industry. Recently, she was surprised by a cover story about the spread of STDs in the porn industry.. Susie also shares other juicy tidbits from inside porn valley. Then, Susie wants to share some of her erotic dreams with you and hear about what turns you on when the lights are out. Finally, in her mailbag, naughty Christian girls wanted.

Susie talks this week with widely published and respected gay cultural critic Michael Bronski about Fifties pulp fiction novels, young gay men's views on commitment, and the on-screen love lives of Jewish men in Hollywood and in porn. Michael is the editor of Pulp Friction and the author of Culture Clash. Then, from her mailbag, Susie gives her parenting advice for a father who wants to help his two daughters to grow up sex positive.

Susie's in the studio this week with her good friend and author Joe Westmoreland. For the past twenty years, Joe's been Susie's arbiter of noteworthy trends - from Betty Page to Traci Lords, bad TV to Ema Sumac, and much more. Joe's the author of Tramps Like Us, a memoir of leaving his hometown of Kansas City, Missouri in search of love, drugs and freedom in San Francisco. Then, in her mailbag, Susie advises a man who is convinced he's the most submissive guy around.

While folks around the U.S. recently observed the 30-year mark of legalized abortion, Susie says she's fed up with both sides of this topic. Susie says let's put sex back into the ideas of sexual liberation. Then, in her mailbag, Susie offers a listener the key to decoding those "escort" classified ads. Wondering what's the difference is between "adult entertainment" and "sensual body work"? Is $150 too much or too little to pay? Susie explains all.

Susie explains why she's ready to declare the Romanian government officially "cool." Then, Susie's in the studio with Amelia G. publisher of Blueblood magazine and long-time lover of all things gothic. Susie reads an excerpt from Amelia G's erotic story "The Blowfish." In her mailbag, Susie offers political advice to yet another conservative who says he and his wife are learning to love kink.

It's the second part of the two-part encore edition of In Bed with Susie Bright. Last week, Susie offered her "helpful" hints for women who want to ruin their sex lives. Now, she turns her tongue-and-cheek toward men. Follow these 10 pointers and Susie's sure men will be rock hard where it counts the most - on the inside. And, Susie announces the winners for the most underreported sex story of 2001 - it's more than a year later, but do the stories still ring true? You decide.

Susie tackles one of the stranger trends in sex these days: women who say they become virgins - again - before their wedding day. The chaste movement is sweeping the Bible Belt, but is it just elaborate foreplay or a way for grooms who desire pristine Southern Belles to have their cake and eat it too? Susie also welcomes the newest version of the "Morning (Make that 72 Hours) After" pill, aptly named "Plan B." And, in her mailbag, where's an eager student of sex to go to get the formal schooling he desires?

Susie's recent experience as a Macworld Expo booth babe gave her a chance to meet some In Bed listeners. She heard tales of heart disease and distant libidos, seventy-year-olds burning up the sheets, and even bumped into some wayward Baptists. Then, Susie jumps for joy at NY Governor George Pataki's recent pardon of comedian Lenny Bruce and celebrates by reading excerpts of Paul Krassner's interviews with Bruce. In her mailbag, Susie explains Kegel exercises.

Still looking for something for your valentine? Don't despair - Susie has recommendations for all the traditional V-Day gifts - flowers, yes; chocolate, maybe; diamond genital leash, big yes. Susie wonders if there really are secret sex tips that only the pros know. She offers her three biggest recommendations for making your sex life soar. In her mailbag, Susie answers questions about the pleasures of masturbation, wearing women's panties, and the locked up secrets of the male chastity belt.

Susie is on vacation this week. While she's enjoying the sun and surf, you can check out one of her great interviews from last year.

This week, Susie continues part two 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...

Susie starts this week with some new research about the nerve endings in women's vaginas. This research is being touted for possibly paving the way for female Viagra, but more importantly, it just might help health care professionals understand how to keep women turned on. Then, Susie has some recommendations for what's worth your time in today's porn movies. In the Try This at Home mailbag, Susie answers the question: "How much of a woman do you have to be to attend THE premier lesbian getaway.

Susie is in the studio this week with John Vollmer, the curator of a new exhibit at the Museum of Sex in New York City. The exhibit is called "Sex Among the Lotus: 2500 Years of Chinese Erotic Obsession". In this fascinating discussion, Susie and John Vollmer talk about erotic images in Chinese art and culture, starting with the Lotus and the sexual charged practice of foot binding all the way through the current trends in Chinese pornography.

Happy Valentine's Day In Bed Listeners! Susie gets rolling with a pre-Janet-Jackson-"wardrobe malfunction" look at the FCC's recent crackdown on obscenity. More to come on this topic in the next few weeks. Then, Susie reads the tingling climax of Dominic Santi's erotic short story, "The Audit" from Best American Erotica 2004. In her mailbag, Susie answers a listener's letter about what it really takes to keep sex hot over the long haul with some personal stories.

Susie's friend has anorexia and she's struggling to stay alive. This reminds Susie that anorexia is more than just depriving yourself of food; it's about focusing all of your energy - sexual and otherwise - on one task: abstaining. Then, Susie's doing her taxes this week and to keep her excited, she's found the perfect revenge-fantasy erotic story, "The Audit" by Dominic Santi, from BAE 2004. In this week's mailbag, Susie offers tips on selling your erotic stories.

Susie talks this week with Amanda Nash, also known as Amelia Copeland. For four years, Amanda was the publisher of Paramour, an erotic magazine Susie ranks as one of the very best. In her chat with Susie, Amanda talks about finding her writers, her audience and her own sex life while publishing the magazine. Then, in the mailbag, Susie helps one man figure out women's sexual fantasies.