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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Fentanyl Smuggling and the Failure of a Militarized War on Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 10/21/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: Fentanyl Smuggling and the Failure of a Militarized War on Drugs. The Washington Office on Latin America recently hosted a group of experts in a discussion entitled Responding Effectively to the Fentanyl Overdose Crisis: Evidence from th... Read more

Recovery and Community

Airs at: Wed, 10/16/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: Recovery and Community. According to its website, the Recovery Cafe Network, established in 2016, is “comprised of Recovery Cafés committed to serving people who have experienced trauma and the results of trauma like homelessness, subs... Read more

Respecting the Rights and Dignity of People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 10/16/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Respecting the Rights and Dignity of People Who Use Drugs. From 2020 until the arrests in 2023, the Drug User Liberation Front provided a safe supply of drugs to a small number of people who use drugs in that part of northern Abya Yala known ... Read more

Oregon Post-Recrim: Deflection and Diversion

Airs at: Wed, 10/02/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Oregon Post-Recrim: Deflection and Diversion. Loyal listeners will recall that my home state of Oregon recently took a big step backwards in drug policy by recriminalizing the simple possession of small amounts of some drugs. Some friends have ... Read more

The Courage To Do What Works

Airs at: Wed, 09/25/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: The Courage To Do What Works. Professor Sir John Strang, MD, is a clinical academic and one of the world’s leading addictions researchers. He was Principal Investigator in the Randomised Injectable Opiate Treatment Trial in the UK, which compar... Read more

The Rebel Academy

Airs at: Mon, 09/23/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline: The Rebel Academy. The Rebel Academy was created to bring GED instruction and tutoring to students rather than asking students to go to a campus and register for classes. The Rebel Academy’s mission is to create and deliver meaningful an... Read more

Kicking Nixon Around

Airs at: Wed, 09/18/2024 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio: A conversation with drug policy activist and researcher Kurtis Hanna. In 2002, to celebrate the thirtieth anniversary of the Shafer Commission, I did some research on the report and Nixon. Back then, to listen to any of the Nixon tape... Read more

Young People and Alcohol

Airs at: Wed, 09/18/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Young People and Alcohol. On Monday Sept. 16 the Ministry of Health of Spain, the World Health Organization’s Regional Office for Europe, and the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies held a spotlight session on Addressing Youth ... Read more

Psychedelics and PTSD Treatment

Airs at: Wed, 09/11/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Psychedelics and PTSD Treatment. The Reagan-Udall Foundation for the Food and Drug Administration is a nonprofit organization that was created by Congress to advance the mission of the FDA. The Foundation held a meeting recently entitled “Advan... Read more

Overdose Awareness

Airs at: Wed, 09/04/2024 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Overdose Awareness. The New South Wales Users and AIDS Association is a peer-based drug user organisation. NUAA strives to improve advocacy for, and services supporting, the diversity of people impacted by stigma and discrimination caused by th... Read more