Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison

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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.

  1. 4D AGO

    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 what it felt like to sit across from her, navigate the rules, and experience those moments together after so much time without physical presence. Randy reflects on the emotions, the small details that mattered, and how these visits are changing the way he moves through his time inside.

    29 min

  2. FEB 12

    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 Correctional Center. In these episodes, Randy and Kyle go deep into a topic that comes to a lot of people’s minds when they think about prison, but almost no one really talks about it. Well, now we’re really talking about it. Special thanks to Kyle for being so open and honest about his experience inside. You can find Kyle’s podcast here: https://cheshiremadness.substack.com/?utm_source=global-search  (Cheshire Madness) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4e0Vq3BWSmpTL7l7vkZycn  (Spotify) or at https://go.prisonaudio.com  (Prison Audio)

    24 min

  3. FEB 5

    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 Correctional Center. In these episodes, Randy and Kyle go deep into a topic that comes to a lot of people’s minds when they think about prison, but almost no one really talks about it. Well, now we’re really talking about it. Special thanks to Kyle for being so open and honest about his experience inside. You can find Kyle’s podcast here: https://cheshiremadness.substack.com/?utm_source=global-search  (Cheshire Madness) https://open.spotify.com/episode/4e0Vq3BWSmpTL7l7vkZycn  (Spotify) or at https://go.prisonaudio.com  (Prison Audio)

    26 min

  4. JAN 16 · BONUS

    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.

    6 min

  5. 12/18/2025

    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 being assaulted in a women’s correctional center. 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. 💥 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 producer All 155 episodes of the podcast, 100% commercial-free An early copy of Randy’s upcoming cookbook, “Ya Gonna Eat That?”, launching soon on Amazon 🎙️ Credits: Founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via Field & Development Producer: Paulie Doyle Sound and Video Editing by Prison Audio

    20 min

  6. 12/11/2025

    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 dramatic change in his life in 2012 when he left his old lifestyle to focus on religion. Since then Eric has facilitated many programs inside the prison including his own podcast called Change-Talk.   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. 💥 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 producer All 155 episodes of the podcast, 100% commercial-free An early copy of Randy’s upcoming cookbook, “Ya Gonna Eat That?”, launching soon on Amazon 🎙️ Credits: Founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via Field & Development Producer: Paulie Doyle Sound and Video Editing by Prison Audio

    37 min

  7. 12/03/2025

    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 Corrections through a FOI request we completed last year. So if you’re listening on anything other than YouTube, make sure you check out the podcast on YouTube this week, especially so you can see the video Randy is talking about. 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. 💥 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 producer All 155 episodes of the podcast, 100% commercial-free An early copy of Randy’s upcoming cookbook, “Ya Gonna Eat That?”, launching soon on Amazon 🎙️ Credits: Founded by Michael Garbutt and Randall Via Field & Development Producer: Paulie Doyle Sound and Video Editing by Prison Audio

    18 min

  8. 11/20/2025

    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 unprecedented move, inmates and COs in Virginia are coming together to ask for the resignation of the people running the Virginia Department of Corrections.Will the newly elected governor of Virginia step in to make some changes, we’ll have to wait and see. Here are the links to the petitions, https://www.change.org/p/demand-the-resignation-of-chadwick-dotson-and-david-robinson?source_location=search https://www.change.org/p/fire-dave-robinson-from-virginia-department-of-corrections?source_location=search

    23 min
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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.

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