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Don't Shake the Spoon
Episode 15
Randy answers listener David's question about food in supermax, recalling the time when discontent about the quality and quantity of food led to a gr…
5 years, 4 months ago
I Ain’t Heard from You in a While...
Episode 14
In this episode, Randy answers listeners’ questions. Paula wants to know how other prisoners and corrections officers have reacted to the podcast. Di…
5 years, 5 months ago
Q&A: The Thing That Kept Me From Going Insane
Episode 13
Randy answers listeners’ questions about the prison’s step down program and the psychological impact of solitary confinement.Red Onion Randy features…
5 years, 5 months ago
From Solitary to Gen Pop and Back Again
Episode 12
After spending five years in administrative segregation -- solitary confinement -- Randy successfully completes Red Onion’s “step down” program, earn…
5 years, 5 months ago
A Walk in the Woods
Episode 11
In his years in solitary confinement, Randy developed an extraordinary power – the ability to travel in time and space through the power of imaginati…
5 years, 5 months ago
The Choice We Make
Episode 10
Randy recalls his discovery of the Wheel of Time series by fantasy fiction writer Robert Jordan and the life-changing epiphany he experienced while r…
5 years, 5 months ago
Covid-19 comes to Red Onion
Episode 9
Randy reports that inmates working in the kitchen have tested positive for Covid-19. For the moment, the outbreak appears to be under control. Since…
5 years, 6 months ago
Basically a Torture Chamber
Episode 8
After slashing the throat of another inmate in the rec yard at Sussex 1 State Prison Randy is sent to Red Onion State Prison, where he is kept in sol…
5 years, 6 months ago
Strike First
Episode 7
Content Warning: This episode contains descriptions of sexual assault and extreme physical violence.When gang leader LA threatens to rape Randy, Rand…
5 years, 6 months ago
No Gettin' Punked Once
Episode 6
After being sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole, the twenty-year-old Randy is sent to Buckingham Correctional Center, a sta…
5 years, 6 months ago