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A small town in Colorado has been shaken by the so-called discovery of a "teen sexting ring". And to make matters worse, the football team runs it. Parents, cops, and teachers are at a loss about how to deal with this. When following the letter of the law, minors sending indiscrete photos are considered to be child pornographers. Ouch!

"Voluntourism": part vacation and part do-goodism. Today, Susie looks at how these organized tours have gained popularity - and why they are troubling. Reading from Laura Augustin's The Naked Anthropologist blog, she delves into why people are signing up to visit slums, gawk at prostitutes, and hear stories about human trafficking, all in an attempt to show "I care."

Susie asked listeners to send in ideas for topics she should cover as she writes a story about sex for AARP. What is important to talk about regarding sex for the over-50 crowd? The response was overwhelming; you all had much to say, and Susie highlights one listener's letter.

Monica Lewinsky is back in the news. She's written a story for Vanity Fair in which she talks about her affair with President Clinton. Susie was glad to read that Lewinsky is candid about the affair being consensual. What is troubling to remember, though, is that back when this happened, Lewinsky was portrayed as a slut. Susie says there is so much more to this whole story, and she reads from an article she wrote for Ms. magazine that looks into Monica's background.

[Contains explicit content] Susie talks with Lynn Comella about the feminist revolution that started with sex toys and about Lynn's book Vibrator Nation.

[Contains explicit content] Susie remembers those who lost their lives in the Pulse nightclub. Next, the tale of Ada Menken, the 19th-century stage ingenue who lived fast, died young, and was both lusted after and shamed for it. And finally, it's "What's on Audible": Perhaps it’s time to revisit King Lear.

On today's show, Susie interviews one of today's most popular porn stars: Asa Akira. Asa has been working in the adult-entertainment business for six years and has garnered many awards for her work in over 400 adult films. At the AVN awards show, sponsored by Adult Video News, she's won for best anal scene, best double-penetration scene, and best all-girl three-way sex scene. She's also been named best porn star of the year. Susie and Asa talk about how to stay healthy in the business, why being dominated can be so hot, and how to write smutty haikus.

America's latest sex scandal doesn't involve Republican lawmakers or children forced into prostitution. No, it's all about monster porn! You know, books that depict sexy encounters with bigfoot, serpents, aliens, or just about any potentially dangerous big dude. This is a fantasy genre that is bringing in the big bucks.

Susie starts off today's show with a look at the birth-control debate gone wild.Guess where. Yup, it's happening down in Texas, where the state legislators and the governor are destroying birth control and abortion access. Susie says they are not alone in their draconian measures, but the size and disenfranchisement of the affected population is vast. Their puritan ideas on women's health are truly scary.

Does the term "forcible rape" make your head spin sideways? Why is sexual sadism the new black in US politics? Susie delves into that issue this week - and she is spitting mad. In our current political arena, there's a new kind of pervert: the lawmaker who's a sadistic, vicious psycho who isn't afraid to defend his position. He feels entitled and proud of it. Outrageous! Susie reads from an article in The New Yorker called "The Legitimate Children of Rape".

Susie is hopping mad! There's a sex evangelist out there spreading the word that some young men don't understand that the “real world” of sex differs from the “porn world” of sex. Really? A New York Times article profiled Cindy Gallop, a business woman whose mission is to re-educate the young. Her website promotes regular people having sex rather than actors, to show the difference between what's made-up in the movies versus what's real. Susie has a lot to say about this.

Susie speaks with George Mason University professor Roger Lancaster about his recent New York Times op-ed piece entitled "Sex Offenders: The Last Pariahs". Lancester, who has extensively researched the subject, talks to Susie about the harshness and ineffectiveness of sex-offender laws. Guided by panic, we've put more people behind bars - but that hasn't helped to curb or make children safer from sexual predators. Susie and Roger talk about the problems of sex-offender registries and why politicians are such cowards on this issue.

Susie reviews the sexiest movie released to theaters in quite some time - Y Tu Mama Tambien. She interviews controversial feminist Phyllis Chesler, author of the best selling Women and Madness. Chesler's newest book, Woman's Inhumanity to Woman explores the dark side of sisterhood: how women treat each other badly. In her Try this at Home mailbag, Susie gets the names right and answers an important question from a man whose sexual fantasies are coming too close to home.

It's almost Valentine's Day, and Susie's sending out a big smooch to you. Her motto on this romantic holiday is "Love the One You're With". And for those of you who are single - flirt. If you're in the middle of a breakup, purge. Valentine's Day is for everyone, no matter where your love life currently abides.

Today, Susie speaks with author Justin Spring, a National Book Award finalist for his book Secret Historian: The Life and Times of Samuel Steward, Professor, Tattoo Artist and Sexual Renegade. This biography reveals a man who had more sex then anyone - over 700 lovers!

Susie looks into to a story from The New York Times about friends who become lovers. Can friends go from being buddies to lovers without stress? Research says this phenomenon is called "friends with benefits", and it has many risks.

This week's show concentrates on one special topic that many listeners continue to have questions about: the G-Spot and women's orgasm. Yes, the Big O. Today's show will reveal everything you ever wanted to know about the illustrious G-Spot. Over the years, Susie has written books, interviewed authors, and answered many listeners' questions about just what is the female G-Spot.

Today's show is all about you! Susie opens her enormous mailbag and spends the entire program answering your sex-question letters. We call this a mailbag blowout! First, Susie hears from three listeners who are all dealing with low libido - of their spouses or 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 has some strange sexual ideas that Susie has to untangle.

Susie gives us a look at what it's really like to be bisexual. And she says that bisexuality isn't all that it's cracked up to be. Imagine being shunned by both straights and gays because you just don't fit in.

From a 2014 show, Susie has an interview with Eric Schaefer, author of Sex Scene: Media and the Sexual Revolution. Professor Schaefer teaches at Emerson College in the Visual and Media Arts Department. His new book looks at exploitation and sexploitation within films, tabloids, novels, and audio recordings. Chapter headings include "Wet Dreams", "Porn Goes to College", "Beefcake to Hardcore", and "33 1/3 Sexual Revolutions per Minute", to name a few. Susie and Eric discuss the origins of X rating, Jane Fonda’s movie orgasms, Swedish erotica, Russ Meyer’s nudies, and more.