Pete Wicks Talks Risks of Podcasting with Sam Thompson

has revealed that the decision to work with best pal 's family was a 'risky' one, after joining forces with them for a new podcast venture.

Last month, the longtime friends announced that their company Staying Relevant Productions, which makes their hit show of the same name, has now acquired Sam's sister Louise and her fiancé Ryan Libbey's podcast He Said, She Said. 

Speaking to Daily Mail, Pete and Sam said that there were some 'difficulties' in the decision to work with the  star's loved ones, due to fears that any issues could lead to long-term problems in the family.

The duo, who have been pals for eight years, said that Pete has taken on much of the responsibility of working with Louise and Ryan to avoid 'blurring' lines between business and family. 

Pete also shared his hilarious reaction to Louise's announcement on her podcast that she was going to ask him to be a godfather to her and Ryan's son Leo, joking the four-year-old has now surpassed Sam as his 'new favourite Thompson.'

The pair have also joined forces with to help answers their listeners' holiday dilemmas, admitting that even plans for their own trip to Cyprus have have endured speed bumps thanks to their contrasting views on a dream trip away.

Pete said: 'Obviously I've known Louise and Ryan for some time and it's a bit of a risk taking on kind of family members into the business side of stuff. because there's obviously a slight conflict of interest.

'But with Sam and Louise, it's tough then you're working with family and all sorts of stuff, which is why I do quite a lot on the he says and she said side of things because it separates it a little bit.

'But the nicest part of it is bringing in more of Sam's family because we've always been a family, like all of us together? As much as I'm not part of that family, Sam's mum, Sam's dad, Louise, all of Sam's family have always made me feel like part of the family.

'And one of the things that we have here at Staying Relevant, as in the production company, all the staff we've got is that it's also a bit of a family. So now we're all just this great big blended bunch of f****g idiots that work together, really.'

Sam added: 'One of the best things that could, when we work with Louise and Ryan, is what Pete said there, is I actually don't have much to do with it.

'So Pete actually is pretty much fully in charge of that sector. And I think it was one of the best ideas ever, because it had exactly what Pete said. It means I'm not-- I don't really have any sort of say in terms of when, if Louise is saying anything, I don't really know what it is that she's saying, she goes straight to Pete. So it means that there's never a crossover.

'It was Pete's idea, and it's such a clever thing, because it allows for there, if there ever, and I hope there won't ever be, and I'm sure there won't ever be, but if there ever was a problem, it would allow it to be handled sort of like by the other side of the business, if you know what I mean.

Pete continued: 'I think it's really important for Sam and I and the people that work here and in terms of acquiring podcasts and other bits and bobs that we do  - because everything is so intertwined, Sam and I's lives are intertwined, Louise's lives are intertwined - to make clear definitions between what is kind of work and business and pleasure.

Since launching their podcast Staying Relevant in 2022, Sam and Pete have turned the show into their own company, and in September they sold out a night at London's O2 Arena