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On this week’s In Bed, Susie shows how sexual professionals are literally dealing with your crap - of interest to all new parents and long time lovers! Next, a listener wants to try fellatio outside of his heterosexual marriage, but doesn’t think his wife will understand - and time is running out.

A landmark court ruling in Japan has stated that, since prostitution in their country is a business transaction, wives can't claim it as adultery. So why is this a big deal? Japanese wives are entitled to monetary compensation when their husbands have mistresses. Susie is torn about this: She's sympathetic to prostitutes being able to earn their livelihoods, but this does take power away from Japanese women. The court ruling was issued...yes, by a man.

This is the ideal collection for all lovers of first-rate erotic literature. Edited by Susie Bright, whom the Utne Reader calls "one of the leading thinkers and visionaries of our time", this third annual edition of a best-selling series brings together the most outstanding erotic writing of the year.

Susie is off this week but wants to enjoy a great show from 2006. She was "in bed" that week with her old friend, photographer Phyllis Christopher. Susie remembers the first time she received a package of S&M photos from an unknown woman in Buffalo, 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.

This is the ideal collection for all lovers of first-rate erotic literature. Edited by Susie Bright, whom the Utne Reader calls "one of the leading thinkers and visionaries of our time", this fourth annual edition of a best-selling series brings together the most outstanding erotic writing of the year, including peculiarly dark and dangerous takes, as well as cutting-edge forays into the world of cybersex.

Susie is off this week but wants to share a great show from 2008 with you. This a must-listen-to primer for anyone interested in spicing up his/her sex life. Susie takes us from how to participate in kinky, successful three-way sex to the opposite extreme of how to achieve orgasm in the traditional missionary position. We have something for everyone today! Susie starts off with all the variations available when participating in a threesome. She explains the different dynamics involved when it's two girls and one guy compared with two guys and one girl, or what to expect if it's all girls!

The Edge of the Bed: Cyborgasm 2 is a collection of erotic stories so real, you can practically feel it. Contributors include sexperts Susie Bright and Carol Queen!

[Contains explicit content] Susie looks at the long reach of youthful sexual assault. Then, from the mailbag: Do the house rules change when your kid's friend comes out as trans?

Christmas and the holidays are a fun and festive time for many. But for incest survivors, a traditional family get-together can bring on sad feelings and emotions. Today, Susie reads from Grace Davis' Abuse Survivor's Guide to the Holidays. The book includes helpful tips, ranging from how to stay centered to staying sober to taking note of who your chosen family is. And it reminds that, as an adult, your abusive family members are part of the past!

On this week's In Bed, Susie talks to author Victoria Bynum. Her book The Free State of Jones turns the narrative of slavery and rebellion in the South on its ear, and explores the legacy of miscegenation still being worked out today. It was made into a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey, which will be released in June.

[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] Susie looks at the way that the system of sex offender registries has run amok. Next, Star Trek boldly goes where many, many TV and movie franchises have gone before and includes an openly gay couple. Finally, it's "New on Audible": Saleema Nawaz's Bone and Bread is a heart-breaking look at sisterhood and regret.

Today, Susie has the real story behind Playboy's decision to discontinue the centerfold. The world is abuzz with the news that the leading gentrifier of "girlie mags" will no longer publish nude photos. Playboy claims that their magazine has lost "shock value, commercial value and cultural relevance" due to the easy access to porn the Internet provides. Susie sees it differently: It's more about looking for more international outlets, ones that won't allow nudity but condone - and really like - titillation.

Susie Bright brings together love's darkest arrows in this shiver-inducing collection of 15 gothic erotic short stories, with original stories from legends such as author Francesca Lia Block and Supernatural screenwriter Sera Gamble. Listen alone or share with a lover and devour the mystical characters, forbidden sexual relationships, and private pleasures.

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?

Remember Penthouse magazine? Back in the day, they featured the first-ever porn movie critic who was a female, feminist, and independent reporter. Guess who? That's right, it was Susie! And she's publishing a new book called Susie Bright's Erotic Screen The book features interviews and articles from her time at Penthouse. Today, Susie reads from one of the chapters featuring the legendary Russ Meyer.

Susie is off this week but she wants to share a great interview from 2007 she had with legendary women's masturbation teacher and author Betty Dodson. The then 78 year old first made headlines back in 1974 with her book Liberating Masturbation.

Today, Susie brings you Part 2 of her interview with writer Jillian Lauren, the author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem. The secret is out; it's not an exotic and romantic lifestyle. In reality, a harem girl is more like a sex slave.

On this week's In Bed, Susie helps a listener who inadvertently rekindled an old flame via Facebook. Also, rape and kidnapping survivor Elizabeth Smart is challenging Mormon teachings in unexpected ways. And then it's our "New on Audible" department. Viet Thanh Nguyen's novel The Sympathizer is the look at the Vietnam War we've all been waiting for - with literary erotic content no one else will tell you about!

Susie has a special guest today. She's talking with author Jessica Valenti about her new book The Purity Myth: How America's Obsession with Virginity is Hurting Young Women.