Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax 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. In this episode of the podcast, Randy reflects on two stories that are currently in the news, one involving child abuse and the other a death at Wallens Ridge. 💥 Get More on Patreon: Don’t forget to visit our Patreon for exclusive content! You’l...

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 lately, so in this episode, Randy answers your questions. 💥 Get More on Patreon: Don’t forget to visit our Patreon for exclusive content! You’ll get: An extende...

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 on the podcast, we’ll find out what the future holds for the Red Onion Randy Podcast and if we’ve found a solution to keep things going. This is the 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. Due to the reccent state-wide lockdown, Randy wasn’t able to record anything new for you this week—but don’t worry, we’ve got something very special lined up. I’m sure everyone knows the story of Joe Exotic from the 2019 Netflix show Tiger King....

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 again. In this episode, he breaks down what led to the statewide lockdown, how it affected daily life inside, and what it felt like to be cut off from the outs...

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 regular audience. If you haven’t joined us on Patreon yet—what are you waiting for? We’ve got exclusive episodes, All episodes 100% commercial free, behind-the...

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 — Substack writer black sheep mom — who asked: 👉 “What have you seen in prison when it comes to mothers? The good, the bad, and everything in between?” From...

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 transferred to a Level 3 prison — Buckingham Correctional Center in Virginia. In this episode, he shares what the first few weeks have been like adjusting to the new...

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, Randy is officially out of Keen Mountain and now at Buckingham Correctional Center—a Level 3!  In this episode, Randy breaks down the transfer process: 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. Today on the podcast, Randy shares a personal moment — his first in-person visit with his wife, Nicole.  After years of connecting through letters and phone calls, this was the first time they sat across from each other face-to-face. Randy opens...

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 episode, Randy discusses some recent drama that happened in the pod and how he finds the humor in situations he can’t avoid. 💥 Get More on Patreon: Don’t forge...

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 happened at a California men's prison in 2022. Check out the full video on our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5uH_2wrkR0&t=178s to watch as R...

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? Microsoft is shutting down Skype, which Randy uses to record his podcast and stay in touch with his friend overseas. With Skype gone, what does this mean for the fut...

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 💥 Get More on Patreon: Don’t forget to visit our Patreon for exclusive content! You’ll get: An extended conversation about this episode between Randy and his pr...

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 death by correctional officers in New York State. Randy shares his thoughts on the harsh realities of the prison system and reflects on the need for justice and...

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 his reputation as a fighter, Randy loves nerdy things like fantasy novels and Dungeons & Dragons. Today, he’s discussing how he finds balance between these t...

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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 commissary food inside the prison. The podcast was founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via. Field and development producer: Paulie Doyle. Sound and video editing...

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-Defendants The podcast was founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via. Field and development producer: Paulie Doyle. Sound and video editing by Prison Audio.

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 Appalachian Mountains and introduces us to a friend he's incarcerated with, "Coal Bucket." The podcast was founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via. Field and develop...

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 catching predators.    The podcast was founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via. Field and development producer, Paulie Doyle. Sound and Video Editing by Prison...

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 California from an inmates perspective.  The podcast was founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via. Field and development producer, Paulie Doyle. Sound and Video Ed...

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-security facility, notorious for its harsh conditions, has seen multiple instances of inmates setting themselves on fire in desperate bids to get transferred ou...

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 and the poor when it comes to getting an appeal.  The podcast was founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via. Field and development producer, Paulie Doyle. Sound...

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 life update, talking about where he’s at and what’s been going on. It’s a straightforward check-in with a bit of reflection to close out the year. The podcast wa...