Ella Baxter and Melissa Kang

Due to Covid-19 this event has been cancelled.
Unsure if your lockdown lover is really the love of your life? Reeling after another sorry sexcapade? Worry no more, as Australia’s most infamous late-night relationship advice panel returns to solve all your romantic woes.
Join modern-day Dr Feelgood and mistress of ceremonies Jess McGuire alongside two alluring and equally unqualified special guests Ella Baxter and Dr Melissa Kang as they dish out potentially unwise counsel for dating dramas and erotic enquiries submitted anonymously by our audience.
Presented in partnership with Melbourne Writers Festival
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Featuring
Featuring

Ella Baxter is a writer and artist living on unceded land of the Wurundjeri people. In her spare time she runs a small business making bespoke death shrouds. Her debut novel, New Animal, was released through Allen and Unwin in March 2021. She is currently writing her second novel, Woo Woo. ... Read more

Most people know Dr Melissa Kang as the longest-serving expert behind the iconic Dolly Doctor column, but she’s also a practising medical doctor for marginalised young people and has academic roles at the University of Technology Sydney and the University of Sydney. She is fifth-generation M... Read more

Jess McGuire is a writer, DJ, broadcaster, and MC based in Melbourne. She appears regularly on ABC Local Radio and Double J as a reviewer and cultural commentator, and for many years she was the editor of pop culture website Defamer Australia. She is a former presenter of Triple R’s flagship Break... Read more
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