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After Andrea Dworkin, the famous feminist philosopher and activist, passed away, her chief critic, Susie Bright, who many perceived as Dworkin's opposite, published a stirring obituary and series of essays in which she described the ways that Dworkin was a catalyst for the sex-positive movement in contemporary feminism.

[Contains explicit content] It's our last show after 22 years—ones of the longest-running podcasts in show business! In Bed set the tone for so much of what podcasting has come to mean: authenticity, intimacy, and saying what can't be said anywhere else. Susie interviews the behind-the-scenes Audible producers who have made IBWSB so special over the years: Kerry Donahue, Larry Blood, and Jessica Lockhart. We share some amazing memories and studio secrets that even Susie didn't know at the time!

[Contains explicit content] On today's show you'll meet a transgender listener in Tell Me Your Sex Story. Susie and "Allie" talk about what it was like growing up as a male and then transitioning to becoming a female. This very frank discussion includes: how orgasms changed when she went from penis to clit, how the libdo disappeared during hormone replacement therapy, and then what it was like to feel sexual as she changed genders.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has found a questionnaire that you won't want to miss: The National Casual Sex Survey. Here's a chance to see just how many Americans have had what's commonly known as a one-night stand. The survey is specific to sex that intentionally takes place without any kind of commitment, and you'll love the questions. Next, we continue with our listener interviews segment "Tell Me Your Sex Story". This week, Susie speaks with a quiet but steamy high school math teacher who details what makes her hot.

[Contains explicit content] Need a more youthful look? Don't think hair dye or eyelid lift - it’s time to color your labia. My New Pink Button is a product designed to give aging genitals their original rosy hue. Susie can barely stop laughing as she describes why none of us need this way-over-the-top beauty treatment. Next, Susie takes a look at a question that has haunted many couples. Is it reasonable to ask your lover to stop watching porn? Does watching porn amount to cheating?

[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] Today's show looks at three different outcomes of sex. Does having sex promote happiness? Is prostitution really forced on women? And what happens to a wife who is denied sex? Find out.

[Contains explicit content] In this 2005 show, Susie takes a close look at testosterone therapy and analyzes the results of a "Bisexual Men Don't Exist" survey. Then, from the mailbag: "Can doctors be sued for malpractice if they ruin your sex life?"

[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] Today's show is all about you! Susie has opened up her enormous mailbag and spends the entire program answering your sex questions. First, Susie hears from three listeners who are all dealing with the low libido levels of their spouses or of themselves. Help! Then, the herpes mysteries continue, and Susie gives some sound advice on how to deal with many related problems, including shedding. Finally, a listener believes a myth: that fat vaginas exist because even fatter penises need them. Susie says, "Give me a break."

[Contains explicit content] Get ready to meet your fellow In Bed devotees! Today's show features listener interviews. Susie asked who would be willing to tell their sex story, and many of you accepted the challenge. Susie and listener "Lucy" speak about deeply intimate, personal sex acts, fantasies, and anal sex. This is hot!

[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'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.

Susie has a beef with many women's magazines. "Faking It: Sex, Lies, and Women's Magazines", an article by Liza Featherstone in Columbia Journalism Review, brings up many questions on the merit of magazine stories that produce sexual anxiety, obsession, and insecurities. Susie goes over some of the headlines you've seen while checking out on the grocery line: "7 Great Tips for Better Sex", "The 5 Most Erotic Body Parts", and "The 10 Best Places to Make Love".

[Contains explicit content] In this 2005 show, Susie's guest is 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 debate the sexual dilemmas facing women and men these days - everything from dating, marriage, porn, body image, and much, much more. Then, Susie and Ian respond to a mailbag question from a woman who says she feels like her sex life has become one big performance.

[Contains explicit content] From 2009: Imagine what fun it might be to design vibrators! Susie talks with Ethan Imboden, the founder and chief creative behind Jimmyjane, a company that believes "naughty is nice, sexy is smart, and pleasure is in the details". Here's a man who needs to know his product is not only functional but sensational in all respects. Next, Susie talks about having herpes. Not only is dealing with the virus a daily concern, but it costs Susie an arm and a leg for the prescription.

[Contains explicit content] From 2008: Today's show features three big topics, including voyeurism, sexual myths, and uncircumcised men. Susie starts off with a big question: Who would you like to watch having sex? Who is in your fantasy? According to one of Susie's favorite fellow sexperts, Cory Silverberg, we don't see enough regular sex. Instead, we're inundated with unrealistic media images, which make us think we are missing out when it comes to sexual know-how.

From 2008: Can we ever have too much sex? Can we ever love someone too much? Susie discusses the difference between healthy and addictive love with Rachel Resnick, author of Love Junkie: A Memoir. The book lists three red flags that may indicate if someone is a love junkie: Do you have one destructive relationship after another? When you fall in love, do you let all the other parts of your life go to hell? Do your relationships ruin your wallet, your friendships, and your peace of mind?

[Contains explicit content] In this 2008 show, we have some questions. "Can we ever have too much sex? Can we ever love someone too much?" Susie speaks with author Rachel Resnick about her book Love Junkie: A Memoir. The book points out three red flags that might indicate if someone is a love junkie. Then, from the mailbag: Susie responds to a listener who wants some advice. Can she truly be a good feminist if she also really likes kinky sex? Time to uncover the secrets.

[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.