WELCOME BACK.

WE'RE TALKING WITH OUR FRIEND CATE BLANCHETTE, BOTH IN OUR

PAJAMAS, JUST HANGING OUT WITH CATE BLANCHETTE, LIKE YOU DO.

I KNOW IN YOUR NEW SERIES, "MRS. AMERICA" YOU PLAY PHYLLIS

SCHLAFLY.

WAS SHE THE HEAD OF-- WAS IT CALLED THE EAGLE FORUM?

>> YES, THE EAGLE FORUM.

THE CENTRAL PREMISE OF THE PLOT LINE OF THE SERIES IS ABOUT THE

FIGHT OVER THE EQUAL RIGHTS AMENDMENT, AND, YOU KNOW, WHICH

WAS ONE OF THE FIERCEST BATTLEGROUNDS OF THE CULTURE

WARS OF THE 1970s.

AND PHYLLIS SCHLAFLY WAS A STAUNCHLY CONSERVATIVE MOTHER OF

SIX FROM ALTON, ILLINOIS.

AND SHE WAS A TERRIFYINGINGLY BRILLIANT, GRASSROOTS ORGANIZER.

AND SHE MOBILIZED A WHOLE GROUP OF TRADITIONAL WOMEN, HOMEMAKERS

WHO FELT MARGINALIZED BY THE FEMINIST WOMEN'S MOVEMENT.

AND THEY TURNED THEIR FEAR OF CHAGE INTO POLITICAL POWER.

I MEAN, SHE WAS AN ABSOLUTE FORCE OF NATURE.

AND I DIDN'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT HER.

UNTIL I SAW THIS LITTLE OLD LADY IN THE-- AT THE TAIL END OF

TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN COME OUT ON THE STAGE.

AND EVERYONE STOOD UP.

AND I THOUGHT, "WHO IS SHE?" >> Stephen: WAS IN TH IN 2016?

>> YEAH.

AND I THOUGHT WHY WAS SHE SO IMPORTANT?

AND I REALIZED THAT TRUMP NEEDED HER MAILING LIST.

AND I THINK WHAT DREW ME TO THE SERIES, YOU KNOW, THAT DEALS

WITH SECOND-RATE FEMINISM, DEALING WITH THE TRADITIONAL

WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND THE FEMINIST WOMEN'S MOVEMENT AND

FIGURE OUT WHY A LOT OF WOMEN VOTED FOR TRUMP.

AND I THINK A LOT OF THAT HOW AND WHY LIES WITH PHYLLIS

SCHLAFLY AND HER-- AND HER ARMY OF SUPPORTERS.

AND SO SHE GOT-- SHE GOT BEHIND HIM.

>> Stephen: WELL, WE-- WE HAVE GOT TO LET YOU GO BECAUSE,

OBVIOUSLY, IT'S BED TIME FOR YOU.

>> I HAVE TO GO TO BED.

>> Stephen: BEFORE WE GO, COULD I-- COULD I ASK YOU FOR A

LITTLE CUSTOMER FEEDBACK HERE.

WHAT'S THIS LIKE ON THE OTHER SIDE?

>> I-- I ACTUALLY-- I PREFER IT, IN AWAY.

I THINK IT'S PROBABLY HARDER FOR YOU THAN ME BECAUSE, YOU KNOW,

YOU-- YOU'VE GOT THE WHOLE-- I MEAN, THERE IS A PARTICULAR

ENERGY THAT COMES OFF HAVING AN AUDIENCE.

BUT IT'S LIKE WATCHING "MASH" WITHOUT THE LAUGH TRACK.

YOU KIND OF GET ANOTHER-- ANOTHER LAYER TO IT.

"MASH" ONE OF THE SEMINAL PIECES OF TELEVISION, YOU'VE GOT TO

SAY.

>> Stephen: OF COURSE.

I'M GUESSING IF WE WERE DEPENDENT ON AUDIENCE LAUGHTER

WE WOULDN'T HAVE DIVED QUITE SO FAR INTO DYLAN'S LIRIBS.

>> RIGHT, PERHAPS.

THE ONLY THING I WOULD DO-- THERE'S A LITTLE SECTION ABOVE

YOUR HEAD THAT PROBABLY COULD DO WITH A LITTLE VASE OF FLOWERS.

NO, THE OTHER SIDE.

IT LOOKS A LITTLE-- IT LOOKS A LITTLE BIT LIKE YOUR WIFE HAS

TOLD YOU, "ARE YOU NOT SLEEPING IN OUR BED ANYMORE" AND YOU HAVE

TO SLEEP IN THIS ROOM.

>> >> Stephen: I'M CURLING UP

AND WILL GET IN ONE OF THE CUBBY HOLES.

HOLES.

>> YOU LOOK LIKE YOU HAVE NEVER USED THAT DESK.

YOU HAVE PAID A BILL.

>> Stephen: I HAVE PAID A BILL BUT I HAVE NEVER USED THIS DESK.

HI!

>> IT'S TIME FOR HER TO GO TO BED.

SHE'S IN HER PAJAMAS AS WELL.

>> Stephen: THANKS FOR SHARING YOUR MOM.

BYE, GOOD NIGHT.

>> GOOD NIGHT.

>> Stephen: THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE.

SO LOVELY TO SEE YOU AGAIN.

STAY SAFE.

>> THANK YOU, THANKS.

BYE, TAKE CARE, BYE-BYE.

>> Stephen: NEW EPISODES OF "MRS. AMERICA" HIT HULU ON

WEDNESDAYS.

CATE BLANCHETT, EVERYBODY!

WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.

AND I WON'T HAVE PAJAMAS ON.

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