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World Agony

Irma Kurtz, Cosmopolitan magazine's agony aunt for over 40 years, talks to five different agony aunts from around the world.

Radio 4 Extra,5 episodes

Episodes

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Cheryl Strayed, USA
Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to her USA counterpart Cheryl Strayed about agony in America.
14 Jul 2014,15 mins
India
Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to her Indian counterpart Bachi Kakaria about Indian agony.
21 Jul 2014,15 mins
Australia
Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to Australian counterpart Kate de Brito about Australian agony
28 Jul 2014,15 mins
Egypt
Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to her Egyptian counterpart Youssra el-Sharkawy about agony.
04 Aug 2014,15 mins
South Africa
Agony aunt Irma Kurtz talks to her South African counterpart, Criselda Kananda.
11 Aug 2014,15 mins