Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
Randall Via-- Red Onion Randy -- was sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole in 2001. In this podcast Randy reports on daily life in Red Onion State Prison, the supermax facility in the Virginia Appalachians where he is serving his sentence.
Episodes
ROR 175: Cellie Adventures - Part 1
We’re back with another episode. After more than 20 years, Randy has a cellie again. This week on the podcast he lets us know how things are going so far, and let’s just say things get dirty quick. This is part one of a three-part episode w…
ROR 174: Scott’s Wild Story - Part 2
We’re back with part two of “Scott’s Wild Story.” Last week, Scott revealed to Randy that he was caught up in a much larger conspiracy inside the prison. Stay tuned as the story continues, does Scott’s tale hold up, or is it just another wi…
ROR 173: Scott’s Wild Story - Part 1
Randy is back with another episode from behind the walls of the Virginia Department of Corrections. In this one, he recounts a wild tale a man named Scott told him recently. Was Scott’s story real or just talk? You’ll have to listen and jud…
ROR 172: You Ain’t Beyond Saving
In this episode, Randy introduces You Ain’t Beyond Saving, a raw, unfiltered self-help memoir straight from the heart of a man who’s done decades in the darkest corners of the system. Half life story, half lifeline, this book is Randy’s per…
ROR 171: Knives, Drugs, and Cell Phones
Randy’s back with a raw one from deep inside the walls. In this episode, he breaks down the chaos erupting across the prison, knives getting snatched up, drugs turning up, cell phones getting found, and the whole compound getting tossed int…
ROR 170: The Virginia Parole Board
In this one, Randy speaks his mind, raw and unfiltered, about the Virginia Parole Board. After decades behind bars, watching the system grind people down, he’s got a few things to say,and he’s not holding back. If you’ve ever wondered why s…
ROR 169: A Crazy Prison Story
We heard you loud and clear. Some of y’all been saying Randy’s too deep, too thoughtful, not enough wild prison stories. Fair. That’s not really what he’s about—but today, we’re bending the rules.This episode is pure ear candy. Just a strai…
ROR 168: Second Chancer | Jesse Crosson Interview
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this powerful episode, Randy sits down with Jesse Crosson, a motivational speaker, c…
ROR 167: Something Needs to Change
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of the podcast, Randy reflects on two stories that are currently in the…
ROR 166: Answering Listeners’ Questions
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.We’re back with another episode! We’ve been getting lots of voicemails and questions la…
ROR 165: Some Good News
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.Skype—the phone system that Randy uses to record calls—was shut down in May. This week …
The Tiger King (Joe Exotic)
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.Due to the reccent state-wide lockdown, Randy wasn’t able to record anything new for yo…
ROR 164: Statewide Lockdown
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.After more than a week on a Virginia-wide prison lockdown, Randy is back and recording …
Fear, Fools, and Prison Weed Economics (Patreon Episode)
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.Today on the podcast, I wanted to share one of our Patreon-exclusive episodes with our …
A Woman’s Perspective: Life Inside with Ashley Johnigan
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.Hey everyone — quick update:Buckingham Correctional Center has been on lockdown, which …
ROR 163: Mother's Day in Prison
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.On today’s episode of the podcast, Randy responds to a question from one of his Patrons…
ROR 162: Buckingham
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.After more than 25 years in solitary and maximum security, Randy has officially transfe…
ROR 161: On The Bus
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.He made it! After 25+ years behind the walls of Virginia’s toughest supermax prisons, R…
ROR 160: The Visit
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.Today on the podcast, Randy shares a personal moment — his first in-person visit with h…
ROR 159: Pod Drama
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.Today on the podcast, we’re going back to our roots and talking prison drama. In this e…
ROR 158: Use of Force
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of Red Onion Randy, Randy explains a "use of force" incident that happe…
ROR 157: Is this the end of Red Onion Randy?
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.After more than five years and 156 episodes, is this the end of Red Onion Randy?Microso…
ROR 156: DOGE
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode, Randy discusses the DOGE or the Department of Government Efficiency💥 …
ROR 155: Robert Brooks
The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of Randall Via, currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode, Randy discusses the tragic case of Robert Brooks, who was beaten to de…
ROR 154: A Tough Nerd
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of the podcast, Randy talks about being a 'tough nerd.' Despite hi…
America’s Original Prison Podcast – Now on Patreon!
🚨 Huge News: Red Onion Randy Podcast Now on Patreon & YouTube Memberships! 🚨We’re taking the Red Onion Randy Podcast to the next level, and now YOU can be a part of it! 🎉🔥 Here’s what you get when you join Randy’s Patreon:🎧 All 154 epi…
ROR 153: Keefe Group
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of the podcast, Randy talks about the recent price hikes on commis…
ROR 152: Co-Defendants
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of the podcast, Randy talks about Co-DefendantsThe podcast was fou…
ROR 151: Hillbillies
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of the podcast, Randy talks about the hillbillies of the Appalachi…
ROR 150: To Catch a Predator
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery. In this episode of the podcast Randy talks about the popular online trend of catc…
ROR 149: The LA Wildfires
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery. In this episode of the podcast Randy talks about the current wild fires in Califo…
ROR 148: The Fires at Red Onion
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode, Red Onion State Prison is engulfed in chaos—literally. The high-s…
ROR 147: The rich and the poor
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of the podcast Randy talks abut the difference between the rich an…
ROR 146: Where I'm at
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In the final episode of the year on the Red Onion Randy Podcast, Randy shares a li…
ROR 145: Luigi Mangione
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of the Red Onion Randy Podcast, Randy discusses the case of Luigi …
ROR 144: A Conversation With My Podcast Producer
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.We are trying something new on the podcast today. As listeners know Randy doesn't …
ROR 143: The Alaskan Avenger
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery.In this episode of the podcast Randy is discussing a case that has been in the new…
ROR 142: Hunter Biden
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery. Today on the podcast randy is discussing the recent events of Hunter Biden receiv…
ROR:141 The Prison Library
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery in the state of Virginia. This week on the podcast Randy is speaking about the Lib…
ROR 140: Incentives
The Red Onion Randy Podcast features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Virginia for capital murder and armed robbery. This week on the podcast Randy is talking about the Prison Incentives email he ju…