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Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
Randall Via, known as Red Onion Randy, is currently incarcerated at Buckingham Correctional Center in Virginia. From inside prison, Randy shares honest, unfiltered conversations about daily life behind bars, prison culture, personal growth, accountability, and survival.
The Red Onion Randy Podcast gives listeners a rare, first-hand look at incarceration through storytelling, reflection, and real talk from someone living it every day.
Episodes
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison200 Episodes
Randy reflects on reaching 200 episodes of The Red Onion Randy Podcast: from years in solitary confinement to finding connection, purpose, and a light at the…
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax PrisonIs There More We Could Do?
Randy asks what real rehabilitation could look like inside Virginia prisons. He explores a concrete alternative to warehousing people: partnerships between the…
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax PrisonMedical: Negligence or Just Plain Lazy
Randy brings on a guest using his real name to share his firsthand account of medical care at Buckingham Correctional Center. They break down how the neglect…
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax PrisonRandy Meets AI: The Terminator or the Teacher?
Randy breaks down how he's been using AI from inside prison, what it's already changed for him, and why state prisons should treat it as a rehabilitation tool…
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax PrisonHarvey Grant Comes to Prison
Red Onion Randy recounts former NBA player Harvey Grant's visit to Buckingham prison on October 8, 2026. From Grant's friendship with Coach and the Coaching…
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax PrisonFour Months of Silence (Mike's Story)
Randy explains the four-month break from the microphone through the story of his friend Mike: heartbreak, financial pressure, setbacks, and the determination…
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax PrisonBuckingham Chaos: The Last Two Weeks Inside
Randy dives into the recent upheavals at Buckingham Correctional, from unexpected lockdowns to the everyday drama that keeps life unpredictable behind bars…
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax PrisonVirgin Father
Randy opens up about the emotional and practical realities of starting a family while incarcerated. He shares the IVF process with his wife, the hope it…
Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax PrisonBack on Air – September 10th
Randy returns to the airwaves starting September 10th with new episodes and updates from inside. Stay tuned for more powerful stories and honest conversations…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 192: The New Tablets
Today on the podcast, Randy talks about the new tablets recently distributed at Buckingham Correctional Center. With access to this level of technology for the…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 191: Getting Old in Prison
Getting old isn’t easy, especially in the Virginia Department of Corrections. Today on the podcast, Randy talks about what it feels like to be approaching 50…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 190: Uncomfortable
Today on the podcast Randy talks about why you should get comfortable with being uncomfortable. The Red Onion Randy Podcast, Featuring the life and times of…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 188: A Weekend With My Wife
Today on the podcast, Randy shares about two recent visitations he had with his wife. In-person prison visitations are still new to Randy, and he talks about…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 187: Violated, Part 2
This week on the podcast is Part 2 of a three-episode series where Randy is joined by Kyle Hulbert, who is currently incarcerated with him at Buckingham…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 186: Violated
This week on the podcast, we’re starting a new three-episode series where Randy is joined by Kyle Hulbert, who is currently incarcerated with him at Buckingham…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
Quick Update: January 2026
Quick update from Randy, apologies for the pause. No new episodes this month but we will be back and better in February.
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 185: The Nurse
We’re back with another video from the California Department of Corrections. Today on the podcast, Randy explains a video we recently received showing a nurse…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 184: ERICK ESTRADA | PART 1
Eric Estrada is currently incarcerated in California State Prison, Corcoran. He is serving a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Eric made a…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 183: Prison Tier Fight
We’re back with another episode! If you’ve been following the show recently, you know we’ve just received some videos from the California Department of…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 182: They need your help
We’re back with another episode. Today Randy is back by himself to discuss a petition that is currently online that he’s hoping you will sign. In an…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 181: I Want to Give the World Nachos
Today on the podcast, we’re joined by Kyle “Razor” Hulbert, inmate #1165519, currently incarcerated at Buckingham Correctional Center. In this episode, Kyle…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 180: Celeste Blair | In the Absence of Paint | Part 2
In this episode, Randy speaks with Celeste Blair, an artist, writer, and prison reform activist who was released from federal prison just over a month ago…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 179: Austin | Voicemail Episode
In this voicemail episode, Randy answers a question that was recently left by someone from Austin, Texas, who wants to know what it would be like for a…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 178: Celeste Blair | In the Absence of Paint | Part 1
In this episode, Randy speaks with Celeste Blair, an artist, writer, and prison reform activist who was released from federal prison just over a month ago…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
ROR 177: Cellie Adventures - Part 3
We’re back with the final installment of Cellie Adventures. If you haven’t listened to parts one and two yet, make sure you check those out first.In this…
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ROR 176: Cellie Adventures - Part 2
We’re back with part two of Cellie Adventures. The honeymoon phase is over, and now the real test begins. How is Randy going to react when the new cellie…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
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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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
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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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…
- Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison
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…