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Susie is perplexed today over some strange legislation in the Sunshine State. It seems that although marijuana and bongs are prohibited, it's still okay to get down with a goat, a dog or any animal you choose. Why does Florida permit bestiality?

Susie Bright digs into the meaning that's underneath people's actions, beliefs, and philosophies when it comes to sex. These interviews take a look at linguistics, "Penthouse Letters", gay pulp fiction and Victorian-Age erotica - to uncover the history of sexual evolution.

Susie announces her new blog (http://susiebright.blogs.com) where you can get her latest musings on sex, politics, sewing, and more. Then, it's off to a triple-X knife store in Tennessee that is ruffling some feathers. And, in the mailbag, a listener's fisting story reminds Susie of a workshop she gave years ago.

[Contains explicit content] Susie reminds you to bring your disinfectant wipes with you everywhere you go, but especially to the Santa Monica Public Library. Next, how in this year of 2020 can a grown man believe a teenager can “hold in” her period? And then, new on Audible: Cathy Porter's Alexandra Kollontai: A Biography profiles a true political and sexual revolutionary.

[Contains explicit content] Susie sounds the death knell for the old internet, which prized creative and uncensored expression. When it comes to cultural erasure, Tumblr's new porn ban is just a drop in the bucket. Next, would you use a molded dildo of an ex's penis with a new lover? What would Emily Post have to say?

[Contains explicit content] Susie tells the story of a Arkansas woman who cared for abandoned AIDS patients and buried them, by hand, in her family's plot. And from the mailbag, a listener writes to say she's married and alone. Susie says she's not alone.

[Contains explicit content] Susie looks at Paul Manafort's daughter's text messages and finds what we all knew all along: The far right is obsessed with bullying, race, and cuckolding. Next, the dangerous act of fellatio and how to not end up in the hospital. And finally, from the vaults of "thus it ever was", Steven Saylor's hard-boiled Gordianus the Finder wearily battles corruption in ancient Rome.

[Contains explicit content] Susie asks why Amazon is stashing its sexy books under the mattress.

[Contains explicit content] Susie talks to journalist Liza Featherstone, author of Divining Desire: Focus Groups and the Culture of Consultation.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has a provocative interview with Jesse Bering, author of PERV: The Sexual Deviant in All of Us. They take a candid look at why we all have some perversion - and why it isn't as bad as we think. Then, from the listener mailbag: "My wife is certain my interest in anal sex makes me gay - now what can I do?"

Susie breaks down the political scandal of the year: Alabama Governor Robert J. Bentley's sordid affair and resignation. Who knew voting rights could be so kinky? Next, we examine the obit of the psychologist who coined the phrase "homophobia". And finally, it's "What's on Audible". Octavia E. Butler's Parable of the Sower is the warning, and the hope, we need right now.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has an interview with Eric Schaefer, author of Sex Scene: Media and the Sexual Revolution. His book looks at exploitation and sexploitation within films, tabloids, novels and audio recordings. Then, it's "What's on Audible": Lust in Latex: Rubber Sex Stories, edited by Rebecca Kramer Bussel.

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!

On today's show, you'll meet a transgendered listener in our "Tell Me Your Sex Story" segment. Susie and "Allie" talk about what it was like growing up as a male and then transitioning to female. This very frank discussion covers how her orgasms changed when she went from penis to clit, how her libido disappeared during hormone-replacement therapy, and what it was like to feel sexual as she changed genders.

Susie Bright is a sexual liberationist of the highest order. The Sexual State of the Union includes essays about dirty pictures and porn, lesbian marriage and lesbian murder, lesbian men and switching genders, vibrators, and the longevity of feminism. The writing is crisp, intelligent, and provocative; there is sure to be something that will make you cheer as well as something that will deeply offend you.

Research reveals some alarming news about college co-eds and lesbianism. Campus sex is getting tamer, with fewer women experimenting in same-sex relationships. "What's happening to this generation?" asks Susie. Why are girls not going for girls in the hallowed halls of higher education? Susie has spent many years looking into college students' sexual habits, and she has a whole different take on this new phenomenon.

Susie tells us about a scandalous story that includes secret gay lovers, bribery, conspiracy, and good old-fashioned hit men! Sounds like a made-for-TV movie, but no - this is a real-life sex-crime story that took place in Brooklyn.

On today's show, Susie talks with Jennifer Palais about how to de-clutter more than just your old yearbooks and scrapbooks. Palais helps organize people's love lives - not just where to put the lube and ropes, but how to bid adieu to the painful remnants of a broken love affair. Do you have mementos from a past relationship that you can't throw away? Susie describes some of her own challenges with sexy stuff that is too good to let go.

Shopping for all your essentials is now easier. You just have to hit one store for your toothpaste, kitty litter, cough drops - and new vibrator! Yes, once only purchased at sex stores and discreetly online, now vibrators are the hottest items to be stocked prominently at a 7-Eleven near you. Susie wonders what to make of this new acceptance by prudish corporate America, and supposes we must follow the money....

It's two great sex writers, thinkers, activists and friends for the price of one! Susie's guest is Dan Savage, author of the syndicated weekly sex advice column Savage Love and two books, The Commitment and The Kid, as well as editor of the Seattle weekly newspaper The Stranger. Susie and Dan talk about a recent personal-ad scandal, the politics of tranny boys, Dan's statute of limitations on identifying as bisexual, open relationships, gay marriage, and much more.