Here's a question I'm supposed to ask you.

I can't even read it with a straight face.

Should you do business with your friends, or should you not mix the two?

The reason Will and I are laughing is because we're talking about doing a business together,

and we had a huge fight about it before we got on the podcast.

And now we're asking, should we even be doing this?

If you've been listening to this podcast, you'll know that friendship is at the top of my mind lately.

We trust our friends.

We can rely on our friends.

These are essential attributes for co-workers as well.

So do friends make good coworkers?

I invited my friend and occasional co-worker, Will Gaderer, to talk about if it's a good

idea or not for us to actually work together.

Will is the author of the New York Times best-selling book Unreasonable Hospitality.

He's also a producer and writer on the last season of the Emmy-winning show The Bear.

And prior to that, he was the co-owner of Eleven Madison Park, which at one point was named the best restaurant in the world.

But above all, he's my friend.

This is a bit of optimism.

Having you on the podcast is like cheating.

Because you're one of my male friends that I say I love you to, you know?

And the love I have for you is real and permanent.

And the reason I say having you on the podcast is cheating is because I feel like it's too easy.

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