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Susie was recently asked to comment on Bound, one of the hottest lesbian movies ever. People are wondering if the new film Carol holds up to that same high standard. Susie goes into detail about what makes lesbian sex scenes come alive on screen. And although Carol is gorgeous and suspenseful, it gets the sex all wrong. Susie gives us background on the author Patricia Highsmith, whose book The Price of Salt was the inspiration for the movie.

Gender and sexual identity can be a big issue for us humans. And guess what... some animals, fishes, and reptiles are queer too! Susie thinks the idea that there are gay dolphins is fascinating. Author Joan Roughgarden's 2004 book Evolution's Rainbow: Diversity, Gender and Sexuality in Nature and People has the details, and Susie plays a sample from the audiobook.

This week's show starts off with a vivid description of the sexy manipulations Susie encountered at The Olympus Spa on a recent outing. Imagine your whole body being lathered, scrubbed, and soaked with warm honey, butter, and milk. Oh, what a delicious dilemma Susie had while trying to relax her muscles as her libido was rising!

Here it is! Susie's list of the top sex stories from 2012, featuring a few laughs, a few cringes, and a lot of "speaking truth to power". Her list of 20 includes news stories, books, films, and situations that made an impact on our sexuality last year. From the unprecedented number of states that passed gay-marriage laws to the busting of the actor who played Elmo, Susie covers a wide range of sex-related issues. And on the lighter side, Susie reveals her favorite sexy TV shows, music albums, and hot, hot, hot movies.

Today Susie catches up with listener letters from our "Try This at Home" mailbag. She reads and answers two letters on matters both global and personal. One fellow writes about his slow start sexually. He was 23 before he had sex, and this has led him to think about Puritans, sexual pleasure, morals, and more. Susie has much to say on this topic. The next letter delves into porn and erotica, but with a special twist. Our correspondent is looking for athletic, strong women in porn that aren't "Barbie doll" types. Susie has some pretty hot suggestions....

Susie takes a look at an article called "Times Square Blues" from The Nation magazine. It's a look back at what 42nd Street used to be famous for: lots of XXX movies, live nude revues, and just about anything sexy and dirty that you were willing to pay for.

This week, Susie reveals her teenage encounter with a glamorous cottontail. Susie has written about her own prom night in a story called "The Bunny Trip", which is featured in a new book. She tells us all about her high-school days, when she was a swim-team score girl and a lefty-communist radical, and didn't think much about going to the prom. But when she heard the event was being held at the Playboy Club, Susie and her friends decided to find out just how much fun Playboy bunnies can be.

On today's show, Susie invites artist Raquel Cool into the studio for an interview sure to surprise you. Cool is a performance artist whose latest installation is entitled Live Nude Eggs - and this isn't about chickens. The exhibition delves into the many aspects of Cool selling her own eggs to donors who want to get pregnant. She juxtaposes the aesthetics of a strip club and a medical center, and focuses on the transparencies of a transaction involving a donor and her eggs. Susie went to the show and loved it!

This week, Susie responds to her overflowing mailbag of listeners' questions. Usually, we tackle one question per show, but today we're playing catch up as we hear from five people looking for advice from Susie. The topics vary from female ejaculation and vaginal health to how getting a massage can lead to getting it on.

A man posts a personal sex ad on Craigslist. No problem, right? Except this guy is a teacher, and it seems his private life is not private. After a complaint to the police from an anonymous caller, our teacher removed the ad. But it didn't end there; he was fired. Susie finds the decision of the court over this case to be so misguided, she's breathing fire. She looks at what they called "vulgar" and "inappropriate" and calls the firing a witch hunt by repressed men who are holier then thou.

Twenty-five years ago, Susie and a few feminist friends planned an unusual party: "Let's have men serve tea in the nude, and they can only speak to the women guests when spoken to." Sounds like a hoot, right? But wait - it also started a movement called CFNM (Clothed-Female-Naked-Man). Planning the party was fun! Who to invite? Who to select as the "slaveboys"? Susie recalls all the details of the infamous party.

Susie starts off the show with a look into the Michigan state police department's unusual phone-message system. If you call them looking for help, you are instead connected to a sexy hotline that asks if are you naughty. Then, Susie tackles a topic that is too sad: children that face sexual bullying. Calling kids "faggot" or "lesbo" still happens. Susie discusses the challenges parents face. Then, Susie talks about the infamous outdoor happening called Burning Man.

Political sex scandals are not slowing down. Susie uncovers yet another GOP state rep who showed his hypocritical true self: he preached for anti-gay legislation even as he stepped out with a male prostitute. And hang on as Susie explains and gives a tutorial on the details of bareback sex.

In this episode, Susie talks about heartbeats and hellhounds in the ladies room: the anti-abortion laws have gone completely baroque. Next, a new survey of asexuals proves that when it comes to the erotic mind, the universal fantasies remain. And finally, from the mailbag: sexy holiday gift-giving dos and don'ts.

Today's show is all about erotica, from kink and bondage to the underbelly of the porn business. Up first is an interview with Cecilia Tan, author of the Struck by Lightning series. She's been writing BDSM-themed fiction for over 20 years. Susie and Cecilia talk about pushing sexual boundaries and how far is "too far". One of Cecilia's latest books includes some exciting and unusual ways a bondage couple use a string of pearls. Oh, Susie wants to know much more about that necklace!

Mental illness, meet Match.com. Is casual flirtation being ruined by an epidemic of "crazy, armed, and dangerous"? Just imagine: You meet a guy at the coffee shop, and then friend him on Facebook, but he turns out to be too creepy, so you block him. Then he turns out to have targeted and killed other women just like you. Susie reads a blog entry from a woman who met a mentally ill man who "loved" Asian women to the point of obsession. When they wouldn't go out with him, he murdered them.

On today's show, Susie looks at a common first-timer's fear: What does a virgin need to know about how sex "feels" versus how masturbation feels? Seems like some very worried newbies have performance anxiety about their first encounter. That's a good thing, says Susie, and she has some advice that her friend, sex expert Cory Silverberg, recently offered on About.com.sex: Keep exploring on your own. Having sex with yourself is a great warm-up act that can really prepare you. The bottom line is that masturbation is great and can help you find some great moves too!

Before Susie launches into her NYC interview series, she's talks to a more local guest, her dad. In his second appearance on In Bed, linguist Bill Bright talks about his new book Native American Place Names in the United States. He explains why you shouldn't call either a Native American woman or mountain top squaw and gives the fascinating secret sex history of many common place names. Then, in her Try This at Home mailbag, Susie explains the giggles and guffaws of tickling fetishes.

Asexuals, bachelors, and hookers have the spotlight on today's show. Susie answers a question from a listener who wants to know if there is an unspoken etiquette for Lot Lizard's at the local truckstop: "How can I be sure the prostitute is legit?"

Don't you just love reading about famous people and their sex scandals? Recently, we've all scoured the Internet and gossip magazines for more details about former CIA director David Petraeus' affair with Paula Broadwell. Turns out the whole thing blew up because of a threesome rivalry. Susie talks about the trouble with threesomes, what's the allure of men in uniform, and how sex can change for veterans when they return home.