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Seth Gottesdiener has spent the last six weeks cycling across America to gauge the mood of his nation in 2020. He started in Los Angeles, where he owns a gym, and finished in Washington D.C in time for election night. Along the way he spoke to a cross section of society and asked each person the same ten questions 鈥� including: Are you proud to be an American? The conversations will form the basis of a documentary he鈥檚 making.

Gottesdiener tells us polling night in the nations capital city was 鈥渧ery eerie鈥�, this year has served as a catalyst for change, his belief that most people are moderate and his feeling that whichever way the election result goes, it will take time for both sides to come together and move forward.

Paris St Germain and Canada striker Jordyn Huitema tells Nesta McGregor about being a star on the football pitch and social media. She explains her early days in the sport, how she lived in a hotel for six months when she arrived at PSG and the steep learning curve at the club. Huitema also tells us what life is like as one half of a footballing couple with Bayern Munich鈥檚 Alphonso Davies.

We also hear how young Brazilians in one of the poorest favelas in Rio de Janeiro have been able to access better education, healthcare and employment opportunities through playing rugby.

The founder of the World Gay Boxing Championships - Martin Stark 鈥� tells us he hopes the event in Sydney will help break down barriers, his ambition for it to be as big as rugby union鈥檚 Bingham Cup and how boxing helps him cope with Addison's disease. Stark tells us he developed the idea for the championships while he was on a drip in hospital and that he feels the best way to tackle homophobia in sport is through participation.

Francesca Bunting joins us a year out from the women鈥檚 Rugby League World Cup to discuss her journey in the sport. Brazil will make history as the first South American team to play in any Rugby League World Cup when they face England on the opening day of the tournament. Bunting qualifies to play for Brazil through her grandmother.

In Sporting Witness we head back to 2004 to tell the story of Indian long-distance swimmer Bula Choudhury as she became the first woman to complete the challenge of crossing the straits of the world鈥檚 seven seas. Her adventure took her to five different continents.

And the 大象传媒鈥檚 football correspondent - John Murray - joins us live from Goodison Park ahead of Everton facing Manchester United in the Premier League.

Photo: Seth Gottesdiener

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