A Ride Across America

Simon Parker in conversation with Anushka Wijesinha

The account of his epic 4,000-mile cycle from the Pacific Ocean to the Gulf of Mexico, journalist Simon Parker’s new travelogue offers a fascinating and highly entertaining insight into the USA. In the wake of the 2024 US Presidential Election, he speaks to economist and cycling enthusiast Anushka Wijesinha about conversations with ordinary Americans, the nation’s complexities and his hopes for its future.