Over the past few decades, Christmas has come earlier and earlier. By November there are decorations and festive fare everywhere. How has the 'Christmas creep' evolved? Guest: Carole Cusack, Professor of religious studies at the University of Sydney

'White fragility' and definitions of 'whiteness' are tackled in a raw and challenging discussion about race and cultural assumptions. Guests: Esther Anatolitis, editor of  'Essays that changed Australia: Meanjin 1940 to today' (MUP) And Michael Mohammed Ahmad, contributor