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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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 Production ... 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, t... Read more

Decolonizing Coca

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Decolonizing Coca. The nations of Colombia and Bolivia held an event at the United Nations in New York on November 7th to challenge the negative connotation attributed to the coca plant. The event was entitled "Beyond Declassification:... Read more

Descheduling and Decolonizing Coca

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Descheduling and Decolonizing Coca. The Commission on Narcotic Drugs just completed a set of intersessional meetings in Vienna, Austria, which were held November 12 through 14. One of the topics under discussion was the international scheduling... Read more

Decriminalizing and Decolonizing Coca

Airs at: Wed, 11/13/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Decriminalizing and Decolonizing Coca. The nations of Colombia and Bolivia held an event at the United Nations in New York on November Seventh to challenge the negative connotation attributed to the coca plant. The event was entitled "Beyond De... Read more

Domestic Violence: The Need for Better Data and Better Policies

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Domestic Violence: The Need for Better Data and Better Policies. The Council on Criminal Justice is a nonprofit think tank that works to advance understanding of the criminal justice policy choices facing the US and to build consensus on... Read more

NYSHRA 2024 Conference Highlights

Airs at: Wed, 11/06/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: New York State Harm Reduction Association 2024 Conference Highlights. On this edition of Century we feature highlights from the New York State Harm Reduction Association’s annual conference, which was held October Twenty-First and Twenty-Secon... Read more

Doing What Works: Overdose Prevention Sites

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Doing What Works: Overdose Prevention Sites. The Institute for Addiction Science at the University of Southern California is holding a Distinguished Speaker Series. The featured speaker for October was Alex Kral, PhD, a Distinguished Fel... Read more

The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024

Airs at: Wed, 10/30/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: The Global State of Harm Reduction. On Tuesday October 29, Harm Reduction International released its new report entitled The Global State of Harm Reduction 2024. HRI held a news conference to announce the release and discuss their findings. We... Read more

Civilly Disobedient

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Civilly Disobedient. Dana Larsen is a political activist, business owner, and drug policy reform movement leader located in Vancouver, BC. On Thursday October, 17, Dana’s Mushroom Dispensary and Microdose Cafe in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside w... Read more