In a housing crisis the idea of holiday home has become something of a dirty word, and comes with a presumption of privilege. In this edition of The Conversation Hour we explore what role the holiday home has played in Australia culture and whether it is really fair to assume they are only for the wealthy.

Also in this edition, how the plastics industry made the burden of recycling a consumer issue, are we more vulnerable to advertising at Christmas time plus, how good are you at recognising a face in a crowd.