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Red Onion Then and Now Part 2
Episode 95
Times have changed at Red Onion, but not necessarily all for the better, as Randy explains.Red Onion Randy features the life and times of Randall Via…
3 years, 10 months ago
Will Smith v Chris Rock
Episode 94
This week everybody's talking about Will Smith slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars. It's a big topic at Red Onion too, though as Randy explains, there'…
3 years, 10 months ago
Betrayal
Episode 93
One of the most difficult things to deal with is betrayal. How do you deal with the emotional wound after someone betrays you?Red Onion Randy feature…
3 years, 10 months ago
Spiraling Down
Episode 92
After two weeks in lockdown Randy finds himself in a dark place of anxiety and frustration, pacing his cell like a caged animal. In this remarkably f…
3 years, 11 months ago
Flower in the Wasteland
Episode 91
After more than twenty-five years in prison, thirteen of those years in solitary confinement, Randy's learned to have faith in himself and understand…
3 years, 11 months ago
Red Onion Then and Now: Part 1
Episode 90
In the decades Randy has spent at Red Onion, he's seen some big changes. In the first of two episodes charting these changes, Randy recalls the time…
3 years, 11 months ago
Republicans vs Democrats
Episode 89
For everyone at Red Onion-- both inmates and COs--it makes a big difference if the governor is a Republican or a Democrat.Red Onion Randy features th…
3 years, 11 months ago
Randy in Quarantine
Episode 88
After Randy tests positive for Covid, he finds himself confined to a quarantine cell in his old pod. As Randy explains, serving time gives inmates a …
4 years ago
Joe Giarratano
Episode 87
Joe Giarratano was on death row, convicted of a murder and rape he had not committed. Three days before his execution in 1991, his sentence was commu…
4 years ago
Sports - One of the More Beautiful Forms of Escapism
Episode 86
If you're doing time, watching sports games on TV can offer a welcome escape from prison life. But it can also complicate things, if you're not caref…
4 years ago