MINISERIES PREMIERE: This FX on Hulu miniseries – which you can find only on Hulu, with the first three episodes premiering today – is one of the best-acted new dramas I’ve seen this year. It’s a story of the growth of, and opposition to, the Equal Rights Amendment in the 1970s, and the cast of actors assembled to play the female principals is wonderful. Not only does Cate Blanchett play anti-women’s-liberation protester Phyllis Schlafly, but Rose Byrne from Damages nails her impersonation of Gloria Steinem, and other pitch-perfect players include Tracey Ullman, Margo Martindale, and Uzo Aduba. For my review on NPR’s Fresh Air with Terry Gross – my first since the pandemic shut down things – visit the Fresh Air website later today, or listen live on your local station. For a full review, see David Hinckley's All Along the Watchtower, and for background info on the series, see Mike Hughes' Open Mike.

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