♪ ♪ ♪ >> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY,
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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