Back to Work (Episode 1)
Merlin Mann:
To tell you the truth Dan, yeah, I mean I like doing podcast stuff, but there’s a reason I stopped doing the Merlin Show, and there’s a reason— I mean it’s hard. For me. To do.
Merlin Mann:
And I like the stuff that you do so much. And I really like— oh, god, who’s that guy with the weird hair? Is it Grubby? What’s his name … Grubber?
Dan Benjamin:
John Gruber.
Merlin Mann:
The guy— what’s his name?
Dan Benjamin:
John Gruber.
Merlin Mann:
I’m not familiar with his work. But he seems like a really mean guy and a bit of an alcoholic.
Dan Benjamin:
*laughing*
Merlin Mann:
—and you seem to keep him on an even keel. He doesn’t really talk like that. When you’re with him, he sounds more like some kind of a puppet that somebody dropped.
Merlin Mann:
And you keep him sounding like somebody who’s not out of his mind, and I need you to do that for me.
