EPISODE · Nov 12, 2020 · 11 MIN

Anger, Boredom and Fantasy

from Red Onion Randy - Life in a Supermax Prison · host Michael Garbutt, Randall Via,

The mind-numbing boredom of life in solitary can lead to a corrosive, all-consuming anger. Randy describes how he saved himself through the power of his imagination and the refuge of fantasy fiction. Red Onion Randy features the life and times of Randall Via, who is currently serving 1,214 years in Red Onion State Prison for capital murder. Directed and produced by Michael Garbutt. Website and podcast design by Nishant Pandav. Sound editing and music by Julia Jooyeon Park. Title music by Joni Park and Julia Jooyeon Park.

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