A fascinating – and frequently funny – tale of one man cycling the breadth of America. Frustrated by the shallow headlines focusing only on Trump, guns and division, award-winning travel writer Simon Parker decided that to better understand the USA, he would have to travel across it, slowly. They'll be making a Key West Rum Runner Cocktail as they chat.

Simon will be signing copies of his book Ride Across America afterwards on the Stanfords stand D102