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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Driving and Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 04/30/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

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On this edition of Century: Driving and Drugs. Operating a vehicle while under the influence of drugs, be they legal or illegal, is a matter of concern to nations around the world and society as a whole. Nations deal with these concerns in various ways. This was one of th... Read more

Marijuana at the United Nations

Airs at: Wed, 04/23/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week on Century of Lies: Marijuana at the UN. The Nonviolent Radical Party, Transnational and Transparty, with the support of the European Coalition for Just and Effective Drug Policies organized a panel recently entitled Cannabis Legalization: Science and Policies w... Read more

Prison Journalism Project

Airs at: Mon, 04/21/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Prison Pipeline

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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Prison Journalism Project. The Prison Journalism Project is an independent, national nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated writers to be journalists, and that publishes their stories so they can serve as influential voices in ... Read more

Tokin' Female

Airs at: Wed, 04/16/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

Produced for: Free Culture Radio

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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Tokin’ Female. Host Doug McVay is joined in conversation with Sabrina Fendrick, drug policy activist and author of Tokin’ Female: Women, Weed, and the War on Prohibition. Read more

A Gender Perspective on Substance Use

Airs at: Wed, 04/16/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week on Century of Lies: A Gender Perspective on Substance Use. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held its Sixty-Eighth Session in Vienna, Austria back in March. One of the side events at this year’s CND was entitled Breaking Barriers – A Gender Perspec... Read more

#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

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