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Susie says when an award-winning children's book was banned in some libraries for including the word "scrotum," she smelled rat, particularly since most librarians are front-line free-speech defenders. But, even more troubling to Susie is the persistent fear of teaching children the real names for body parts "down there." Then, Susie reads some of the winners from her recent "Most Outrageous Kiss" contest. And, in the mailbag, a woman wonders about the pleasures of a sex machine.

Susie takes a look into how black and inter-racial sex videos have evolved since the 1980s. The adult video boom thrives on bringing sexual secrets into America's bedrooms, capitalizing on taboo interests. With titles like Black Chicks Do It Better and In and Out of Africa, these fringe porn movies have presented themes that at the time seemed risky but soon became the norm. Susie did some investigative reporting about why racism penetrated the porn industry.

Today, Susie has a very special interview to share with you. We'll be talking with best-selling author Christopher Ryan about his book Sex at Dawn: The Prehistoric Origins of Modern Sexuality. This anthropologic look into myths versus sexual realities inspires a great discussion. Christopher and Susie discuss whether jealousy is an animalistic urge or if it can it be controlled, how far back monogamy goes in our species, and why so many marriages are dysfunctional.

Susie begins today's show with a look into a bizarre spectacle: the subplot surrounding Miss USA and Miss California. This story has gay secrets, missing breast implants, biblical quotations and topless Internet pictures. The recent Miss California finalist, Carrie Prejean, seems to be leading a double life.

[Contains explicit content] Susie has a show from 2008 for you to enjoy. The show starts with a shocking idea: a married couple decides to have sex every night for a year! Susie reveals the details behind a very special birthday gift. Next, Susie delves into the world of chemical engineering to find out what makes Hell tick. That's right, as all of us heathens want to know, what exactly is Hell made of - and what are we in for? Finally, from the mailbag, Susie responds to a letter from a lesbian fisting devotee who gets reduced to tears by a demon cup.

In this encore edition, Susie has a special guest. In the studio is sex educator Cory Silverberg, who writes the sex guide for About.com. Susie and Cory have a naughty and nice conversation. They don't hold back as they cover many questions about our most intimate sexual desires.

[Contains explicit content] Susie starts off by recalling the glory days of Good Vibrations, the revolutionary women's vibrator store. Next, an interview from 2007 with legendary women's masturbation teacher and author Betty Dodson. Susie and Betty discuss the G-Spot, intergenerational sex, and what it was like when Mom asked her about her clitoris. Then, Susie reads a letter from a young woman who describes her kinky road to coming of age.

[Contains explicit content] Susie looks at Taiwan's answer to Sylvia Plath and David Foster Wallace, Qiu Miaojin. Her book Notes of a Crocodile, is challenging and beautiful and finally in English. Next, speaking of "miaos", the intense scrutiny over one sex story gone bad - "Cat Person" - gives Susie a glimpse at American "dating done bad".

[Contains explicit content] Susie looks at the global and social ramifications of an outrageous imbalance of men in China and India. Next, she finds that clever and entrepreneurial sex workers are finding workarounds now that Craigslist has closed its personals sections. Finally, it's "New on Audible": Men in Love looks at the sex fantasies of thousands of men.

[Contains explicit content] Susie interviews one of today's most popular porn stars, Asa Akira. Asa has been working in the adult entertainment business and has accrued many awards for her film work. She's won for best anal scene, best double penetration scene, and best all-girl three-way sex scene, at the AVN award show. She's also been named best porn star of the year and has appeared in over 400 adult films.

A woman sits alone on a train bound for Washington D.C. She's reading Lolita for the erotic writing class she teaches. Soon, a handsome man settles in next to her. As he sleeps, her mind drifts to sexy thoughts of this strong stranger...Susie reads Tsaurah Litsky's erotic story, "Reading Lolita on the 9:25," featured in Best American Erotica 2002, asks you to vote for your favorite erotic stories, and offers advice to a recently divorced woman who's ready to run wild in the streets.

Susie's guest this week is former Penthouse editor, Lavada Nahon. Lavada reveals the truth behind some of the magazine's best-known columns, including Penthouse Letters. She also talks about some of her own sexual and personal awakenings while at Penthouse, including a sex scandal that hit a bit too close to home. Susie and Lavada worked together on an erotic collection called Between the Sheets, which is available at audible.com®.

In our ongoing "Tell Me Your Sex Story" segment, we meet a listener who became famous when she went head-to-head against a cantankerous Tea Party Republican. It was Melissa, a Post Office employee who kept her cool as Congressman Joe Walsh went berserk at a local "meet and greet". (Check it out on YouTube.) Susie and Melissa talk about sexual politics, government corruption, and just what happens to mail carriers when the homeowner wants more than just letters delivered.

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

[Contains explicit content] Susie brings you the first of a two-part interview with author Jillian Lauren, whose book Some Girls - My Life in a Harem took the media by storm. Who knew that the family of the sultan of Brunei still hosted exotic households of 40 women and lived the lifestyle of a prince from Arabian Nights?

[Contains explicit content] Susie offers another listen to an interview from 2016 with sex educator and author Cory Silverberg about his book for kids, Sex Is a Funny Word - the greatest parent lifesaver ever in the Sex Talk department. Next, why would anyone "love" premature ejaculation? And finally, it's "What's on Audible": To celebrate the Irish next month, we take a listen to Dublin Noir: The Celtic Tiger vs. The Ugly American. Fire up the peat and settle in with a Guinness!

Susie wants to know why middle-distance runner Caster Semenya gets the International Association of Athletics Federations' panties in such a knot. Next, boobs in sports have been considered a liability for so long that maybe it's time to celebrate the bounce. After all, our greatest athlete, Serena Williams, has a bona fide rack. And finally, it's "New on Audible": Kate McKinnon and Emily Lynne's Heads Will Roll ushers in a new era of audio comedy.

Susie submits her request to the Phi collection at the Bodleian library, once the only place you could read D. H. Lawrence in Cambridge. Next, porn stashes in the woods. Once a rite of passage, they're one more casualty of the internet.

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. Also, in New on Audible, A Hanging at Cinder Bottom. This audacious book brings together Charles Portis and the Coen Brothers in a rollicking Appalachian adventure.

[Contains explicit content] Susie finds out that just one guy is responsible for all the sea monster porn. Next, women are letting their fantasies loose on Tumblr fan sites - and it looks nothing like chocolates and flowers. And finally, Russian religious groups are trying to censor a historical drama, because it shows sex with a future saint.