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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Trying to Make Sense of It All

Airs at: Wed, 02/19/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Trying to Make Sense of It All. It’s 2025. Public health and healthcare systems under threat, scientific and medical research brought to a standstill, agencies advancing US interests around the world being dismantled, border hysteria p... Read more

Synthetic Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 02/19/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

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This week on Century of Lies: Synthetic Drugs. The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime hosted a two-day meeting of its Synthetic Drug Strategy Expert Group on January 30 and 31. Discussions focused on international integrated responses in four key areas: multilaterali... Read more

Rebooting the Drug War

Airs at: Wed, 02/12/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week on Century of Lies: Rebooting the Drug War. Congress appears determined to march farther down the road of drug war folly. On this week’s Century we look at two recent Congressional hearings. The Senate Committee on the Judiciary held a hearing February 4 entitled ... Read more

Youth Rights and Justice

Airs at: Mon, 02/10/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Youth Rights and Justice. Youth, Rights and Justice is Oregon’s principal non-profit law firm for youth and families. Through its work, YRJ strives to keep children in school, out of trouble, and at home. Founded in 1975, YRJ is celebrati... Read more

Planet Youth

Airs at: Wed, 02/05/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week on Century of Lies: Planet Youth. Planet Youth is a community wide approach to encourage and enable people to use data and evidence to create better, healthier environments for young people and to support healthier choices around substance use. The Scottish Drugs... Read more

Remembering Ernie Drucker

Airs at: Wed, 01/29/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week on Century of Lies: Remembering Ernie Drucker. Ernest Drucker, PhD, was a brilliant man. He was also a good friend and colleague. Ernie was author of over one hundred peer reviewed scientific articles, texts, and book chapters, founding Associate Editor of The In... Read more

School Suspensions Fail Kids

Airs at: Mon, 01/27/2025 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: School Suspensions Fail Kids. School suspensions have risen in many parts of the country in recent years. This trend threatens long-running efforts to reform school discipline and to develop restorative justice strategies centered on chil... Read more

The Intersection Between Services for the Unhoused and Harm Reduction Work

Airs at: Wed, 01/22/2025 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week on Century of Lies: The Intersection Between Services for the Unhoused and Harm Reduction Work. Homelessness is on the rise around the world. People who use drugs and who are unhoused, or at risk of being unhoused, are key user groups of harm reduction services. ... Read more

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

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