<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:rawvoice="http://www.rawvoice.com/rawvoiceRssModule/" > <channel><title>Comments on: Q &amp;A with Tony Reali to Celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Around the Horn</title> <atom:link href="http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/</link> <description>Sports, Media, Entertainment</description> <lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Jun 2013 23:01:50 +0000</lastBuildDate> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1</generator> <item><title>By: Some Random Old Dude</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-4/#comment-1811233</link> <dc:creator>Some Random Old Dude</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:07:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811233</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Hello everyone. To answer your question: Yes, I am the new intern.&lt;/blockquote&gt;You knew what goes on here, and signed on anyway. Wow. You have my congratulations. Or condolences. Whichever.Welcome to the asylum, ma&#039;am.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Hello everyone. To answer your question: Yes, I am the new intern.</p></blockquote><p>You knew what goes on here, and signed on anyway. Wow. You have my congratulations. Or condolences. Whichever.</p><p>Welcome to the asylum, ma&#8217;am.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-4/#comment-1811221</link> <dc:creator>Benjamin Franklin Rodriguez has the highest WAR evah!</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 21:00:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811221</guid> <description><![CDATA[I grew up in the same town at the same time with a guy who took an unpaid internship at a record company.  Eventually, he became an executive at the same company before creating a label of his own.  Doing all of this before he was 25.  His name was Sean Puffy Combs.  Nothing wrong with getting valuable experience, since at a certain age, and if you&#039;re fortunate to be in the right situation, or you&#039;re enough of a go getter, experience is more valuable than whatever money you get.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I grew up in the same town at the same time with a guy who took an unpaid internship at a record company.  Eventually, he became an executive at the same company before creating a label of his own.  Doing all of this before he was 25.  His name was Sean Puffy Combs.  Nothing wrong with getting valuable experience, since at a certain age, and if you&#8217;re fortunate to be in the right situation, or you&#8217;re enough of a go getter, experience is more valuable than whatever money you get.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-4/#comment-1811207</link> <dc:creator>Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:53:13 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811207</guid> <description><![CDATA[Yeah a lot of it spins on classification and who seeks who out.And to the credit of those still using unpaid interns, could be worse, could be like those Crowdlower and Mechanical Turk fucknuts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yeah a lot of it spins on classification and who seeks who out.</p><p>And to the credit of those still using unpaid interns, could be worse, could be like those Crowdlower and Mechanical Turk fucknuts.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason Lisk</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-4/#comment-1811197</link> <dc:creator>Jason Lisk</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:43:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811197</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I’m not debating the value of it, it’s invaluable experience, I’ve had internships that I’ve been paid for and not been paid for and took as much from each, all I’m saying is the game’s changed and there are a lot of mechanisms in place to keep companies from exploiting free labor now. It unfortunately goes largely unenforced because interns are usually in an incredibly weak position and have literally no leverage to fight an “employer” in those instances.&lt;/em&gt;It&#039;s a fascinating question. It surely has an employee vs. independent contractor element. I don&#039;t think PFR was afoul of federal law for not paying me for early blog posts, when they did not dictate to me the manner/time and scope of what I wrote and just offered me a place to kick ideas when I felt like it while working another full time job.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I’m not debating the value of it, it’s invaluable experience, I’ve had internships that I’ve been paid for and not been paid for and took as much from each, all I’m saying is the game’s changed and there are a lot of mechanisms in place to keep companies from exploiting free labor now. It unfortunately goes largely unenforced because interns are usually in an incredibly weak position and have literally no leverage to fight an “employer” in those instances.</em></p><p>It&#8217;s a fascinating question. It surely has an employee vs. independent contractor element. I don&#8217;t think PFR was afoul of federal law for not paying me for early blog posts, when they did not dictate to me the manner/time and scope of what I wrote and just offered me a place to kick ideas when I felt like it while working another full time job.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-4/#comment-1811187</link> <dc:creator>Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:37:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811187</guid> <description><![CDATA[I&#039;m not debating the value of it, it&#039;s invaluable experience, I&#039;ve had internships that I&#039;ve been paid for and not been paid for and took as much from each, all I&#039;m saying is the game&#039;s changed and there are a lot of mechanisms in place to keep companies from exploiting free labor now. It unfortunately goes largely unenforced because interns are usually in an incredibly weak position and have literally no leverage to fight an &quot;employer&quot; in those instances.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m not debating the value of it, it&#8217;s invaluable experience, I&#8217;ve had internships that I&#8217;ve been paid for and not been paid for and took as much from each, all I&#8217;m saying is the game&#8217;s changed and there are a lot of mechanisms in place to keep companies from exploiting free labor now. It unfortunately goes largely unenforced because interns are usually in an incredibly weak position and have literally no leverage to fight an &#8220;employer&#8221; in those instances.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason Lisk</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811176</link> <dc:creator>Jason Lisk</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:31:45 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811176</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;And what part of not getting paid for that job do you equate to your current success?&lt;/em&gt;at least as much as my law degree.I also wrote for free to get my start in this business, probably to an audience of 100 page views. Eventually, after a few months, I got enough to be &quot;hobby&quot; money and buy a few gifts.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>And what part of not getting paid for that job do you equate to your current success?</em></p><p>at least as much as my law degree.</p><p>I also wrote for free to get my start in this business, probably to an audience of 100 page views. Eventually, after a few months, I got enough to be &#8220;hobby&#8221; money and buy a few gifts.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811167</link> <dc:creator>Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:25:14 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811167</guid> <description><![CDATA[And yes it&#039;s obviously different than the players I just find it hilarious.The DoL says that virtually no interns file complaints because of fear of being blackballed.So way to maintain a fear of workplace equality, dicks.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>And yes it&#8217;s obviously different than the players I just find it hilarious.</p><p>The DoL says that virtually no interns file complaints because of fear of being blackballed.</p><p>So way to maintain a fear of workplace equality, dicks.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ohheelyeah</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811165</link> <dc:creator>ohheelyeah</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:24:15 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811165</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Uh, because the department of labor has clear guidelines for when a for profit employer has to pay interns and virtually every instance meets those guidelines. Also unless Mizzou is a for profit school no idea what your point is, chief.&lt;/blockquote&gt;^^^the law&#039;d]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Uh, because the department of labor has clear guidelines for when a for profit employer has to pay interns and virtually every instance meets those guidelines. Also unless Mizzou is a for profit school no idea what your point is, chief.</p></blockquote><p>^^^the law&#8217;d</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Nada</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811164</link> <dc:creator>Nada</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:23:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811164</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team&lt;/blockquote&gt;Were you ever ordered to climb a scissor lift in a windstorm?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team</p></blockquote><p>Were you ever ordered to climb a scissor lift in a windstorm?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811163</link> <dc:creator>Cowboy Mike's Old Original Red Hot Ricochet Barbeque Sauce</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:22:50 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811163</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Uh, okay, but I’m late to this one, so we will have to debate why this is not the same as players.I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team, by the way.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Uh, because the department of labor has clear guidelines for when a for profit employer has to pay interns and virtually every instance meets those guidelines. Also unless Mizzou is a for profit school no idea what your point is, chief.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Uh, okay, but I’m late to this one, so we will have to debate why this is not the same as players.</p><p>I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team, by the way.</p></blockquote><p>Uh, because the department of labor has clear guidelines for when a for profit employer has to pay interns and virtually every instance meets those guidelines. Also unless Mizzou is a for profit school no idea what your point is, chief.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: cursedcleveland.com</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811152</link> <dc:creator>cursedcleveland.com</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:14:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811152</guid> <description><![CDATA[Tony is a talented guy, but I don&#039;t know anyone who actually watches this show.&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;strong&gt;People are still fascinated&lt;/strong&gt; by your story about proposing in front of an airport bathroom &lt;/blockquote&gt;I always wonder about the clique TBL runs in.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Tony is a talented guy, but I don&#8217;t know anyone who actually watches this show.</p><blockquote><p><strong>People are still fascinated</strong> by your story about proposing in front of an airport bathroom</p></blockquote><p>I always wonder about the clique TBL runs in.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811149</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:10:55 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811149</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;Uh, okay, but I’m late to this one, so we will have to debate why this is not the same as players.&lt;/blockquote&gt;They should both be payed clearly.&lt;blockquote&gt;I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team, by the way.&lt;/blockquote&gt;And what part of not getting paid for that job do you equate to your current success?/also I believe tuition is now 439% more expensive]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>Uh, okay, but I’m late to this one, so we will have to debate why this is not the same as players.</p></blockquote><p>They should both be payed clearly.</p><blockquote><p>I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team, by the way.</p></blockquote><p>And what part of not getting paid for that job do you equate to your current success?</p><p>/also I believe tuition is now 439% more expensive</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: PL StabbinKabin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811147</link> <dc:creator>PL StabbinKabin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:09:06 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811147</guid> <description><![CDATA[She immediately changed her twitter avatar. We’re all a bunch of assholes.Scripty immediately took her for Alexis Texas and wanted to see some fun bags.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>She immediately changed her twitter avatar. We’re all a bunch of assholes.</p><p>Scripty immediately took her for Alexis Texas and wanted to see some fun bags.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: PL StabbinKabin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811145</link> <dc:creator>PL StabbinKabin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:06:54 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811145</guid> <description><![CDATA[You queers should see me when I got my neck beard going. Truly something to behold]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You queers should see me when I got my neck beard going. Truly something to behold</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: ms621</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811144</link> <dc:creator>ms621</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:05:34 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811144</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team, by the way.&lt;/em&gt;So the University of Missouri owes you back pay then?]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team, by the way.</em></p><p>So the University of Missouri owes you back pay then?</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: Jason Lisk</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811143</link> <dc:creator>Jason Lisk</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:04:37 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811143</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Still not quite sure this intern business is legal. &lt;/em&gt;Uh, okay, but I&#039;m late to this one, so we will have to debate why this is not the same as players.I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team, by the way.]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Still not quite sure this intern business is legal.<br /> </em></p><p>Uh, okay, but I&#8217;m late to this one, so we will have to debate why this is not the same as players.</p><p>I once was an unpaid video guy for Missouri Football team, by the way.</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811141</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 20:02:57 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811141</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;She immediately changed her twitter avatar. We’re all a bunch of assholes.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Intern showing some veteran savvy on the first time./Pay her you cunts]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>She immediately changed her twitter avatar. We’re all a bunch of assholes.</p></blockquote><p>Intern showing some veteran savvy on the first time.</p><p>/Pay her you cunts</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: QueeferSutherland</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811136</link> <dc:creator>QueeferSutherland</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:58:59 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811136</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;blockquote&gt;julius sanduskius approves.&lt;/blockquote&gt;Furious lolling(although Josphesion Paternus is truly to blame)]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<blockquote><p>julius sanduskius approves.</p></blockquote><p>Furious lolling</p><p>(although Josphesion Paternus is truly to blame)</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811135</link> <dc:creator>somewhereoverthedwaynebowe</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:58:32 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811135</guid> <description><![CDATA[&lt;em&gt;Nice welcome for the new gal gents…&lt;/em&gt;She immediately changed her twitter avatar. We&#039;re all a bunch of assholes./not a new development]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><em>Nice welcome for the new gal gents…</em></p><p>She immediately changed her twitter avatar. We&#8217;re all a bunch of assholes.</p><p>/not a new development</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> <item><title>By: sousedbergin</title><link>http://www.thebiglead.com/index.php/2012/11/02/q-a-with-tony-reali-to-celebrate-the-10th-anniversary-of-around-the-horn/comment-page-3/#comment-1811132</link> <dc:creator>sousedbergin</dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 19:57:16 +0000</pubDate> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.thebiglead.com/?p=218764#comment-1811132</guid> <description><![CDATA[EIC solipsism:I was an intern once I sold a website for low seven figures All interns will make low seven figures]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>EIC solipsism:</p><p>I was an intern once<br /> I sold a website for low seven figures<br /> All interns will make low seven figures</p> ]]></content:encoded> </item> </channel> </rss>
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