Doug McVay

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Editor, public policy researcher/analyst, journalist

Host of Free Culture Radio, which airs on the 3rd Wednesday of each month from 6:30 - 7 pm. Please check out the Free Culture Radio page on Facebook and give it a like!


Doug McVay is an editor, journalist, researcher, and social justice advocate. He first became active in drug policy reform efforts when he organized a NORML chapter at the University of Iowa in 1983.

At KBOO, Doug volunteers in the News and Public Affairs departments, where he reports, does interviews, and produces public affairs programs including Century of Lies, Free Culture Radio, and the occasional edition of Prison Pipeline. He's been a producer on the evening news and has from time to time co-anchored the evening news.

He is employed by the Real Reporting Foundation and serves as Editor of Health Systems Facts and Drug Policy Facts.

Twitter: @DougMcVay.

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#CND68 Part Three

Airs at: Wed, 04/09/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: #CND68 Part Three. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its Sixty-Eighth Session in Vienna, Austria back in March. A number of side events took place during the session that were organized by member nations, UN agencies, and c... Read more

#CND68 Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 04/02/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: #CND68 Part Two. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its Sixty-Eighth Session in Vienna, Austria March 10 through 14. Over the next couple of weeks we’ll hear highlights from some of the side events that took place during the... Read more

Study indicates opioid-related deaths could be widely undercounted in the U.S.

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2025 at 5:45pm - 6:00pm
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  According to newly published research, opioid testing information was unavailable in half of injury death investigations in the U.S. in 2021 and in only about one out of ten unintentional overdose death investigations that were conducted that year. This at a time whe... Read more

Overdose Deaths, Opioid Testing and Autopsies

Airs at: Tue, 04/01/2025 at 5:30pm - 6:00pm
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According to newly published research, opioid testing information was unavailable in half of injury death investigations in the US in 2021 and in only about one in ten unintentional overdose death investigations that were conducted that year. This at a time when the aut... Read more

#CND68 Part One

Airs at: Wed, 03/26/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: #CND68 Part One. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its Sixty-Eighth Session in Vienna, Austria March 10 through 14. Over the next few weeks we’re going to hear some highlights from the #CND68. On this edition of Century we... Read more

It Takes A Village

Airs at: Wed, 03/19/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: It Takes a Village. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation with Andrew Grover and Ethan Bulisco of Youth Villages Oregon. Read more

Justice for Victims of Duterte's Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 03/19/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Justice for Victims of Duterte's Drug War. The International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines has called for full accountability following the arrest of former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte. In a news conference Tuesday Ma... Read more

Duterte Arrested and Flown to The Hague for Trial

Airs at: Wed, 03/12/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Duterte Arrested and Flown to The Hague for Trial. Authorities have arrested former Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on charges of crimes against humanity. We hear remarks by Father Albert Alejo, a Jesuit priest in the Philippines and a... Read more

Oregon Deflection Update

Airs at: Mon, 03/10/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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The Oregon Legislature’s Joint Committee on Addiction and Community Safety Response has held hearings recently on deflection programs, which have been put into operation to varying degrees in counties around the state in response to House Bill 4002, the measure that pass... Read more

Stop The Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 03/05/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Stop The Drug War – Part One of a Conversation with David Borden, Executive Director of the Drug Reform Coordination Network (DRCNet) and StopTheDrugWar.org. Read more