Katharine Smyth is 39 years old and has never, to her knowledge, had an orgasm. This week on The Experiment : A personal quest for sexual fulfillment reveals centuries of mythmaking about female pleasure. Be part of The Experiment. Use the hashtag TheExperimentPodcast, or write to us at theexperiment theatlantic. Fact-check by Stef Hayes. Sound design by David Herman. Additional music by Brian C. A transcript of this episode is presented below:. After a beat, birds chirp, sheep bleat, and a flute-led symphony builds as if emerging into some idyllic, sun-dappled pasture in the middle of the forest. Longoria: Hmm.

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The Rev. Investigators said they followed the digital trail back to McWilliams — a Northeast Ohio priest who grew up in Akron — and discovered a tangle of deceit. While McWilliams professed the tenets of Christianity in public, investigators said he lusted and pursued boys in private. More: Priest with Akron ties gets life sentence on child pornography, exploitation convictions. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
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