Work in Progress: Melanie Lynskey

Drama Queens

iHeartPodcasts

Tv & Film

4.9 • 23.9K Ratings

🗓️ 26 June 2025

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Summary

Melanie Lynskey has viewers glued to their TVs with her on-screen work in Showtime's Emmy-nominated hit series, “Yellowjackets,” but she once thought the show would never get off the ground!

The award-winning actress joins Sophia to discuss her ever-evolving career in Hollywood, women’s experiences in the industry, and why she thought nothing would come of “Yellowjackets!” She also opens up about overcoming her eating disorder, loving motherhood, why she goes to a psychic, and the deliciousness of being on a hit show in her 40s!

Plus, Melanie revisits her time working with Kate Winslet on “Heavenly Creatures” 30 years ago, being obsessed with her hubby’s (Jason Ritter) show “Matlock,” and she and Sophia trade stories about meeting and fangirling over Megan Thee Stallion!

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0:00.0	This is an IHeart podcast.
0:04.4	Hey everyone, it's Sophia.
0:06.8	Welcome to Work in Progress.
0:18.4	Hello, friends.
0:19.9	We have a guest you have all been waiting for, asking for, excited for.
0:26.6	Today we're joined by the iconic Melanie Linsky on the podcast. Melanie has become an industry staple.
0:34.8	She has amassed a plethora of gorgeous thought-provoking roles across
0:39.2	film and television over the course of 30 years. And we are all obsessed with her latest role
0:46.4	starring opposite Christina Richie in the 10-time Emmy-nominated Showtime series Yellow Jackets.
0:54.7	Soon, Melanie is leading a film called Pike River opposite Robin Malcolm, directed by
1:00.3	Robert Sarkies, which touches on the profound impact of a disaster in New Zealand.
1:07.3	We recently got to fangirl her on HBO's critically acclaimed The Last of Us.
1:12.3	And today, we're going to dig into what inspires her and motivates her as an artist, a parent, a spouse, and the coolest girl any of us knows.
1:22.7	Let's dig in with Melanie Linsky.
1:36.2	Thank you. Digin with Melanie Linsky. Well, hi.
1:37.4	I'm so glad you're here.
1:39.2	I'm so, thank you for having me.
1:41.0	It means so much to me.
1:42.4	It means so much to me.
1:44.1	I feel like life is so crazy and since
1:46.3	the pandemic, no one hangs out, which is okay because everyone, it's crazy. But I'm like,
1:51.7	sometimes I just have to figure out a way to bamboozle people to come sit here, just so I can squeeze
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