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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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... 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 Greeting... 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 fr... 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 fentany... 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... Read more

Locked Out

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Locked Out. The Prison Journalism Project is an independent, national nonprofit organization that trains incarcerated people to be writers and journalists, and publishes their stories so they can serve as influential voices in the bro... Read more

Annual report on Multnomah County Jails says system is 'in crisis'

Airs at: Fri, 12/06/2024 at 5:15pm
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  Listen to this story below. "The Multnomah County Jail System is in crisis and at risk of jeopardizing health and safety." That's the finding from the 2024 Multnomah County Corrections Grand Jury report, released by District Attorney Mike Schmidt on December 3rd. Ore... Read more

Social Responses for Women Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 12/04/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Social Responses for Women Who Use Drugs. The European Union Drugs Agency in collaboration with the Cooperation Programme between Latin America, the Caribbean and the European Union on drug policies recently held a webinar entitled Health and... Read more

State of the Global Drug War 2024

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: State of the Global Drug War 2024. The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs held a set of thematic discussions November 12 through 14. On this edition of Century hear from Chloe Carpentier, Chief of the Research and Knowledge Productio... Read more

Deflection Programs

Airs at: Mon, 11/25/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Deflection Programs. As a kind of trade-off when the Oregon legislature recriminalized simple possession of some drugs, the state of Oregon and the majority of Oregon counties committed to setting up what are called deflection programs,... Read more