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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Human Rights and Drug Policies in an Evolving Global Paradigm

Airs at: Wed, 01/15/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Human Rights and Drug Policies in an Evolving Global Paradigm. The Sixth European Harm Reduction Conference was held recently in Warsaw, Poland. In one of the sessions, entitled “navigating human rights in drug policy reform,” panelis... Read more

Defending the Good Samaritan

Airs at: Wed, 01/15/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Defending the Good Samaritan. Good Samaritan Laws shield people from prosecution when they call emergency services in the case of an overdose. Just because they’re shielded from being charged or prosecuted, does that mean they’re also shielded ... Read more

Drug War in the Amazon Basin

Airs at: Wed, 01/08/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Drug War in the Amazon Basin. The Amazon basin and the tri-border region of Brazil, Colombia, and Peru have been particularly hard hit and transformed by the drug war. The Global Initiative on Transnational Organized Crime released a new report... Read more

Ukraine

Airs at: Wed, 01/01/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Ukraine. At the recent European Harm Reduction Conference in Warsaw, Poland, a panel entitled "Harm Reduction in the War in Ukraine" explored innovative strategies developed to address the complex challenges posed by the war. On this week’s ed... Read more

Oregon's New Drug Policies

Airs at: Mon, 12/30/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Join Prison Pipeline hosts Emma Lugo, Karen James, Doug McVay & Adam Carpinelli, as they discuss this past year’s decision by Oregon legislators to overturn Ballot Measure 110 which was overwhelmingly approved by Oregonians in 2020. Legislators passed HB4002 which recrimina... Read more

Scotland's Charter of Rights

Airs at: Wed, 12/25/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Scotland's Charter of Rights. The Scottish Government has released a new Charter of Rights for People Affected by Substance Use. The Charter was developed by an independent commission called the National Collaborative, which started work back i... Read more

Prison Pipeline Holiday Special

Airs at: Mon, 12/23/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Join Prison Pipeline’s Holiday Special as hosts Emma Lugo, Karen James, Doug McVay and Adam Carpinelli share holiday messages to your loved ones in prison. The Family Preservation Project alumni spreads joy with their messages of love, encouragement and Season’s Greetings t... Read more

Harm Reduction and the Regulation of Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Harm Reduction and the Regulation of Drugs. The Sixth European Harm Reduction Conference was held recently in Warsaw, Poland, bringing together people who use drugs, practitioners, advocates, policy experts, and public officials from ... Read more

Counterfeit Benzos

Airs at: Wed, 12/18/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Counterfeit Benzos.  In the words of the executive producer of the Drug Truth Network, Dean Becker, Because of prohibition you don't know what's in that bag. That was true well before fentanyl came along. And these days, it's not only fentanyl,... Read more

Human Rights and Decolonization

Airs at: Wed, 12/11/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Decolonization. The UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs and Commission on Crime Prevention and Criminal Justice held joint meetings December 4 and 5. Topics being discussed included the WHO Expert Committee’s upcoming review of t... Read more