<b>Podcast Description: Cinda Gault — Writing Women, History, and Identity </b><br /><br />In this episode, Billy Dees welcomes Canadian author <b>Cinda Gault </b>for a wide-ranging and thoughtful conversation about literature, feminism, history, and cultural identity.<br /><br />Cinda Gault shares her journey from second-wave feminist activism in 1970s Canada to earning advanced degrees in criminology and English, and ultimately becoming a novelist. The discussion explores her three books — <b>This Godforsaken Place, A Small Compass, and Everything I Hope For</b> — and her passion for telling stories about resilient women navigating both wilderness frontiers and modern urban life.<br /><br />The conversation also dives into:<br /><br />·       What it was really like coming of age in the 1970s<br />·       Canada’s unique cultural and political identity<br />·       Why Canada has no federal abortion law<br />·       The evolution of feminism and identity politics<br />·       Music, community, and what’s been lost since the hi-fi era<br />·       How fiction restores the human stories history leaves behind<br /><br />From Annie Oakley to Wayne Gretzky, from Hudson’s Bay archives to modern debates about autonomy and progress, this episode is an engaging cross-border dialogue about how societies change — and how storytelling preserves what facts alone cannot.<br /><br />A thoughtful, civil, and compelling exchange you won’t want to miss.<br /><br />Cinda Gault's website https://cindagault.com/<br /><br />Find Billy Dees here https://linktr.ee/BillyDees