Inside Oz

About Inside Oz

An episode by episode review of HBO‘s Award winning debut drama series, Oz. Go beyond the walls of the Oswald Maximum Security Penitentiary. Follow the show on Twitter & Instagram - @insideozpodcast. Email the show at insideozpodcast@gmail.com

Publisher

insideozpodcast

Category

tv & film

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

6 Jul 2018

Latest episode

27 Jun 2025

Latest episodes

50 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   27 Jun 2025

   Outside Oz #6 (FROM S1E1 - Long Day's Journey Into Night)

   Boyd Stevens, a small town sheriff, encounters the Matthews family and grapples with monsters emerging from the woods when the sun sets, creating a perilous situation.

2. 

   31 Jan 2025

   S4(B)E16 - Famous Last Words

   “I’m going home…” After a tortuous 4 years in the Oswald State Correctional Facility, Beecher’s parole hearing finally arrives. Schillinger and the Aryans try to disrupt Beecher’s chances as Said and the Muslims protect Beecher. Even after the verdict is rendered, a frantic danger still looms within the walls of Oz. Clayton stages a coup of the Solitary Unit, proclaiming it the Republic of Huru. Before a Government can be formed though, Leo and the SORT attempt to reach a peaceful solution. With Dave out of action, Murphy steps in to complete the final game in the Basketball series. Following the game’s inevitable conclusion, McManus has to deal with Omar’s constant pestering. Seeking a break from his new model prisoner, McManus appears on the latest episode of Up Your Ante. Padraig completes the assembly of his bomb. As a nervous and forgetful Ryan has second thoughts, he tries convince Padraig to abandon the plan. Determined to die a political martyr on US soil, Padraig tricks Ryan into arming the bomb early within a crowded Em City. A clueless CO’s need for nicotine will have explosive consequences. Also on this episode: Augustus takes drastic action to and reconcile with Burr, a broken down elevator crushes Edward’s hopes of murdering Morales, the show moves to New Jersey, Greg Penders knows his terminology, Em City’s TV viewing habits leads to much confusion for the Oz TV Universe, The Series 4 Overview and List of The Dead, and Cloutier’s immurement conjures my ill feelings towards Ringo Starr and an episode of Thomas The Tank Engine. All of this and more on the explosive Series 4 finale, Series 4(B) Episode 16 - Famous Last Words Follow the show on Instagram & X (formally Twitter) - @insideozpodcast Follow the show on Threads - @insideozpodcast@threads.net Follow the show on Bluesky - @insideozpodcast@bsky.social Email The Show – insideozpodcast@gmail.com #InsideOz #aheftydoseofgrim L.A. Food Bank - Donate Now - Los Angeles Regional Food Bank California Fire Foundation - Disaster Relief Donation Page California Community Foundation Wildfire Recovery Fund - California Community Foundation - Pledge American Red Cross - Wildfire Relief Information | American Red Cross Direct Relief - California Fire Relief | Direct Relief

3. 

   19 Apr 2024

   S4(B)E15 - Even The Score

   “……alive?” With Beecher’s Parole Hearing drawing near, Pete arranges for him to meet with The Rockwells. With Carl Jenkins dead and due to a lack of testimony, Robson is set to be released from Solitary much to Said’s annoyance. A fight between the two in the library, resulting in Said being sent to The Hole only makes matters worse as a War begins to brew amongst The Aryans and The Muslims. Following an incident in the Cafeteria, Vahue is carrying an injury ahead of Game 2 of the Basketball Series. Rather than postpone the game, Vahue demands to play on as an NBA talent scout arrives at Oz to take a look at Dave. Could his dreams of playing in the big leagues be about to come true? As The Homeboys continue to plot against Augustus, Edward makes a discovery, leading to Tug going to Inmates Court. In an attempt to make his problem with Giles wanting to be stoned to death go away, Devlin arrives at Oz to try and persuade Pete to declare Giles insane so that he can transfer Giles to the Connolly Institute. Pete refuses to lie about Giles’ mental state, leading to the State Supreme Court to have the final say. With Cyril’s transfer to the Connolly Institute still a possibility, Ryan looks to have Clare taken out of the equation. He can’t do it himself though, so he seeks the help of Alvin. Following a frosty first meeting, Ryan comes to Padraig’s aide following another fight between Padraig, Timmy and Jim. As their new partnership begins to blossom, and after an inspirational meeting with Suzanne, Ryan seeks an answer from Gloria with regards to his escape plan. Following the outcome, Ryan looks to prove to his countryman that he is in fact “True Irish” and in it for the cause. Padraig has other ideas though. Also on this episode: The podcast’s prolonged absence gets addressed, OJ Simpson gets the tribute he deserves, the beef between Chico & Omar leads to a Shakedown in Em City, Schillinger confronts Carrie as to who Jewel’s father is, where has BD Wong gone?, the crimes of Governor George Ryan, and Mr T wants us to treat our mothers right. All of this and more on the Series 4(B) Episode 15, Even The Score Follow the show on Instagram & X (formally Twitter) - @insideozpodcast Follow the show on Threads - @insideozpodcast@threads.net Follow the show on Mastodon - @insideozpodcast@mastodon.world Email The Show – insideozpodcast@gmail.com #InsideOz Blake Robbins on Instagram - @blake.robbins

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

134,856,754

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.6 / 5

29 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 39 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

22

Social presence

0

YouTube

93

Engagement

51

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