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.

Hey everyone — quick update:
Buckingham Correctional Center has been on lockdown, which means Randy hasn’t been able to use the phones or do video visits. He’s okay — he didn’t do anything wrong — but when the prison locks down, everything shuts down: calls, visits, movement. So unfortunately, we haven’t been able to record anything new with him.
But we didn’t want to leave you hanging.
So today we’ve got a special episode featuring Ashley Johnigan, who’s currently serving a life sentence at California Institution for Women. Ashley shares what life looks like from her perspective — including her thoughts on transgender inmates being transferred into women’s prisons, and what her mornings are like behind the walls.
This episode’s a little different from our usual, but we’d love to know what you think:
Should we feature more incarcerated voices when Randy’s temporarily locked down?
Drop a comment and let us know.
Thanks for riding with us — more Randy episodes coming as soon as he’s back on the line.


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An extended conversation about this episode between Randy and his producer
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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