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[Contains explicit content] In this 2016 show, Susie talks with 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? Titillation and sexual reality; threading the needle.

[Contains explicit content] From 2009: Susie tackles a medical concern on the mind of many guys: Does jacking off cause prostrate cancer? Fellows want to know if studies have shown that too much yanking is bad for their health. Susie turns to fellow sex advisor Cory Silverberg to learn more about prostrate research, but the findings are…inconclusive. So Susie says let's not give up on masturbation just yet! 

[Contains explicit content] In this 2004 show, Susie's in the studio with one of her oldest friends and feminist mentors, Barbara Winslow. Barbara heads the women's studies department at Brooklyn College of the City University of New York. She is also the author of Sylvia Pankhurst: Sexual Politics and Political Activism. In a fun romp through more than a century of feminist thought, Susie and Barbara discuss the history of free love, focusing on religious communitarians during the Reform period as well as the complicated love lives of later notable women. 

[Contains explicit content] Back in 2009 nearly 190 million antidepressant prescriptions were dispensed in the United States, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Imagine with the pandemic what today’s numbers might be. Antidepressants are put into groups based on which chemicals in the brain they affect. Susie looks at the sexual side effects of these drugs, including the loss of libido. That's not acceptable!  

In this 2018 show, Susie talks to journalist Liza Featherstone about focus groups. 

[Contains explicit content] In this 2006 show, Susie's in bed with an old friend: photographer Phyllis Christopher. Susie remembers the first time she received a package of S&M photos from an unknown woman in Buffalo, New York, more than two decades ago. Phyllis talks about what inspires her, how she became a pioneer in capturing images of women's sexuality, and much more. Then, Susie and Phyllis take on a tough letter from a man who wants some advice on getting over the death of his loving and sexually adventurous partner.

[Contains explicit content] Susie jumps into a hot-button issue on today's show: that sex addiction doesn't exist! Get ready for a fistfight. After a posting on Facebook, the debate by the FB friends was fierce from both sides of the issue. This all got started with an episode of The Joy Behar Show, when playmate Nicole confessed to being a recovering sex addict - because one day she couldn't stop masturbating. Susie says hogwash and blames media hype for labeling everything "addiction" to garner attention. 

[Contains explicit content] In this 2018 show, Susie talks with writer, editor, and professional pothead David Bienenstock about getting the most out of your legal weed in the bedroom.

[Contains explicit content] Have you ever had a G-spot orgasm? Or maybe you've helped your partner find their G-spot? This erogenous female zone has perplexed many, and some British researchers claim the spot is nonexistent. Susie says give me a break! The story was posted on The Daily Beast blog, and many sexperts are refuting the study. Susie talks about why the G-spot is so controversial and why money is being spent to make it go away. Next: more mixed messages, with a story about depression and prescription drugs.

[Contains explicit content] In this 2019 show, Susie recalls the life and work of one of her biggest intellectual influences, Ann Snitow, and reads an excerpt from her paper, "Mass Market Romance: Pornography for Women Is Different". And then, "New on Audible": Margaret Atwood's Life Before Man, a sophisticated meditation on non-monogamy and marriage.  

[Contains explicit content] Okay, it sounds like a joke: too many orgasms? No way! But a disorder called Persistent Sexual Arousal Syndrome seems to turn a good thing into an uncontrollable pain in the loins. We hear about a woman who can't stop having orgasms. But Susie is skeptical about the origins of this disorder and wants to hear more from medical experts about how such a twisted turn on such a pleasurable action could happen. 

[Contains explicit content] Susie takes a look at what it's really like to be bisexual and notes that bisexuality isn't all it's cracked up to be. Imagine being shunned by both straights and gays because you just don't fit in. Susie reads from her story "Blind Sexual", which is not a happy story, but it does have some sexy twists and turns. And surprisingly, you'll hear from Roland Barthes, the French grand master of theoretical criticism, as Susie quotes from his classic book A Lover's Discourse to make sense of her suffering through rejection from both sexes. 

[Contains explicit content] In this 2004 show, Susie's guest is Veronica Vera, founder and dean of Miss Vera's Finishing School for Boys Who Want to be Girls and the author of Miss Vera's Cross-Dress for Success. Susie's first glimpse into Miss Vera's copious collection of lacy underthings was a true introduction to Miss V's dedication to all things womanly. At her cross-dressing academy, men (and some women) sign up for classes to learn the fine arts of being a woman.

[Contains explicit content] In this 2006 show, Susie's guest is Laura Kipnis, author of The Female Thing: Dirt, Sex, Envy, Vulnerability, and Against Love. Laura Kipnis says women today are deeply conflicted about what it means to be female. With most advice based on helping women obtain what they "lack", Laura says women now spend inordinate amounts of time keeping themselves and their houses clean. While Susie and Laura don't see eye-to-eye on every issue, their different viewpoints offer a fascinating look at feminism and womanhood today.

[Contains explicit content] From a 2007 show, Susie had a new crush and fell hard for Chelsea Girl, the women behind the very hot Pretty Dumb Things blog (prettydumbthings.typepad.com). Susie wants to share Chelsea Girl's "9 Steps to Deep-Throating a Cock". Trust us, these fall into the category of hottest and most practical blow-job tips you've heard in a long time.  

[Contains explicit content] In this 2004 show, Susie's in the studio with Scarlett Fever, a Best American Erotica contributor and a former Times Square stripper. Scarlett shares some tips of the trade, from how to develop your own dancing style to spotting a man with money and hustling him out of that cash before the night is over. Then, from the mailbag: Susie reveals her long-time desire to be a robot babe.  

[Contains explicit content] In this 2004 show, Susie has a special guest in the studio: Dori Midnight, 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, from the mailbag, a man seeks Susie's advice on finding the perfect spot.  

[Contains explicit content] Susie comes to the rescue of a lifelong lesbian who desperately needs some advice about men. What help is she seeking? Counseling about how to "do it" for the first time with a man. She's ready to get intimate, but this worried listener wonders how to deal with the differences between men's and women's bodies, psyches, and more. Susie has plenty of tips on how to get comfortable in bed with a lover - no matter what gender. Then, we continue with our series "Tell Me Your Sex Story", in which listeners are interviewed by Susie.

[Contains explicit content] In this 2016 show, Susie talks to Jennifer Tyburczy about her book Sex Museums. She traveled the world visiting sex and fine art museums and has some unexpected conclusions.

[Contains explicit content] Extra, extra read all about it: threesomes are making a comeback! Is the once considered "too kinky" three-way sexual encounter now becoming commonplace? Susie takes a look at how the media is portraying three-way sex and the difference between today's attitudes towards threesomes when compared to the '70s era of free love. Have we really gotten more open - or maybe just more inundated with sexual options?