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Susie Bright is the first and reigning queen of contemporary erotica. In How to Write a Dirty Story she reveals her tricks of the trade and shows you how to heat up sex scenes in everything from traditional novels and romances to science fiction and humor. Easing the aspiring writer into the creative process, she tells you how to write the steamy plots and sensual characters that publishers and readers (and listeners) are looking for.

Author, editor, publisher, performer, sexpert, and culture critic Susie Bright has delivered decades of frank, funny, and informative insights on all things sexy with her podcast In Bed with Susie Bright, available only from Audible. Now, as the show comes to a close, hear some of Susie’s favorite moments featured in these nine hand-selected episodes.  

In this excerpt from In Bed with Susie Bright, Susie interviews Yale psychologist Paul Bloom about his fascinating best-selling book How Pleasure Works: The New Science of Why We Like What We Like. Paul and Susie talk about the pleasures of sex and how we perceive them.

A hilarious, wildly erotic, and biting satire of Hollywood, Blue Movie tells the story of King B., an Oscar-winning director who's determined to shoot the dirtiest and most expensive X-rated movie ever made; Sid Krassman, a producer who's made a fortune catering to the tastes of the American public, and Angela Sterling, a misunderstood sex symbol who'd give anything (and everything) for a chance to do something "serious."

Susie Bright, “The Pauline Kael of Porn” (SF Chronicle), rips open the history of erotic cinema before the internet— from the Golden Age of lavish 35mm hardcore, to the video-inspired “Porno Spring”, initiated by none other than punk, feminist, and lesbian video-makers.

Today Susie gives us a sneak preview of a very special story that will be included in her upcoming book. Susie's newest project won't be out until next fall, but the title alone makes it hard to wait: Bitten: Dark Erotic Short Stories. Get ready to listen to a story that will un-nerve you in a very kinky way as Susie reads author Ernie Conrick's "Get Thee Behind Me Satan". Boy oh boy, will you think differently about the devil after hearing this tale.

Susie is off this week and wants you to enjoy this show from 2007…. We start off with the true story of one U.S. senator's diaper fetish - he's our kinky hypocrite of the week! Then, in Part One of a two-part interview, Susie talks with feminist author Katha Pollitt, who's been writing about feminism for decades and is perhaps best known for her Nation magazine column "Subject to Debate".

Susie spends the entire show speaking with legendary porn star Howie Gordon, aka Richard Pacheco. Over his career, Howie appeared in more then 100 X-rated films and videos. Susie and Howie talk about the business of making sex movies: "How is your acting affected when getting an erection becomes difficult?" They talk about open marriages, first loves, and the sexual liberation of the sixties.

[Contains explicit content] It's the second part of Susie's rare interview with porn star Jamie Gillis from 2007. Jamie talks about how his family supported his work and what porn stars know about getting themselves off that other people don't. Then, from the mailbag, Susie is admonished by a listener whose son has autism and who wonders how she can support her son's sexuality.

This beautifully produced book contains the landmark work of the most influential lesbian photographers in the world, including Morgan Gwenwald, Della Grace, Diana Blok, Tee Corrine, Jill Posener, and Honey Lee Cottrell. Beyond the impact of the individual photographers, Bright writes about the themes that have fueled lesbian photography, including the feminist approach to the body and the lesbian relationship to popular culture. 

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.

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 Bright, the host of In Bed with Susie Bright, wants to read you some of her favorite dirty stories. In this collection of eight stories, you'll hear reminiscences of sex past from Tsuarah Litsky, in transit encounters from Nell Carberry, an updated Beauty and the Beast tale from Claire Tristram, as well as stories from Jess Wells, Alma Marceau, and Ernie Conrick. Almost all of these stories originally appeared in the annual Best American Erotica collection, edited by Susie Bright.

They thought she'd be easy. They thought wrong. It all began with the phone call asking former porn star Angel Dare to do one more movie. Before she knew it, she’d been shot and left for dead in the trunk of a car. But Angel is a survivor. And that means she’ll get to the bottom of what’s been done to her, even if she has to leave a trail of bodies along the way….

Susie Bright interviews Jillian Lauren, author of Some Girls: My Life in a Harem. Lauren talks about her incredible real-life experience “auditioning” for the harem of Prince Jefri of Brunei.

[Contains explicit content] From 2008: If you've ever wondered if being a sexual swinger is for you, this show is a must listen. Susie interviews award-winning author, columnist, editor, and sex educator Tristan Taormino, and the topic of conversation is open relationships and how you make them work.

[Contains explicit content] Susie catches up with Tristan Taormino. They explore extreme tickling, how to fix a leather contest, and "WTF happened to the porn business?"

Sex Educator Tristan Taormino is making a documentary about sex fantasies, and he's been looking for a second opinion about a scene that may be too taboo, so Susie offers her reaction. The drama is fine, says Susie, but it got her wondering why the fantasy rape depicted in the movie was seen as going too far. Susie compares what's forbidden in the porn industry versus mainstream Hollywood, and the results are surprising. Who do you think is more prudish?

This just in from the BBC…The Orgasmatron! It is what it sounds like: a small machine that can give you endless pleasure. So why don't we all have one? Susie takes a look at the story, the device, and the doctor who invented it. The gadget, which gets wired to the spine, was developed for helping people with chronic pain, but some patients experienced intense sexual stimulation while they were hooked up. Wow, what a way to get rid of all those horrible aches and pains!

If you've ever wondered if being a sexual swinger is for you, this show is a must listen. This week, Susie interviews award-winning author, columnist, editor, and sex educator Tristan Taormino, and the topic of conversation is open relationships and how you make them work. Susie gets Tristan to reveal the juiciest parts of her new book Opening Up: A Guide to Creating and Sustaining Open Relationships.