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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Weed in the Cornfields

Airs at: Wed, 10/06/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
Produced for Century Of Lies
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This week on Century we talk about organizing on campus for drug policy reform in Iowa with Josh Montgomery, Outreach Coordinator for NORML-ISU at Iowa State University. Plus, the state of Massachusetts considers decriminalizing people who use drugs and establishing safe co... Read more

Decriminalizing People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Mon, 10/04/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
New research shows that official statistics under-report the number of deaths caused by police violence in the US, plus safe consumption sites and the decriminalization of people who use drugs are under discussion in Massachusetts. Read more

Conversation with Sanho Tree

Airs at: Wed, 09/29/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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Colombia, The Philippines, the Biden administration, and the future of drug policy reform: A conversation with Sanho Tree, a Fellow at the Institute for Policy Studies and director of its Drug Policy Project. Read more

Safe Spaces, Safe Supplies

Airs at: Wed, 09/22/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century: part two of our interview with James Dixon, Research Manager for the P5 Project YXE (Perspectives, pathways, and priorities of people with lived and living experience of substance use) at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine; plus a conve... Read more

Nothing About Us Without Us

Airs at: Wed, 09/15/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Nothing about us, without us: A conversation with Lisa Al-Hakim, Director of Operations with the People’s Harm Reduction Alliance. September 15 is the International Day of Democracy so on this edition of Free Culture Radio we look at political organizing and advocacy by peo... Read more

Decriminalize People Who Use Drugs

Airs at: Wed, 09/15/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century: part one of our interview with James Dixon, Research Manager for the P5 Project YXE (Perspectives, pathways, and priorities of people with lived and living experience of substance use) at the University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine; plus more fr... Read more

Harm Reduction, Safe Consumption, and Safe Supply

Airs at: Wed, 09/08/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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On this edition of Century of Lies we talk with Avi Yocheved, a harm reduction activist and member of the Portland Drug User Union, about safe consumption sites and safe supply; plus we talk with Lill Prosperino, Southern States Regional Organizer for the National Harm Redu... Read more

How Not To Respond To A Pandemic

Airs at: Mon, 09/06/2021 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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This week on Prison Pipeline we speak with Wanda Bertram, Communications Strategist with the Prison Policy Initiative, about PPI’s new report entitled “States of emergency: The failure of prison system responses to COVID-19.” Plus we speak with Avi Yocheved, a harm reductio... Read more

International Overdose Awareness Day is Aug 31 #EndOverdose

Airs at: Wed, 09/01/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies we talk about harm reduction and International Overdose Awareness Day with Ria Tsinas, Co-Founder of the Academy of Perinatal Harm Reduction; Avi Yocheved, harm reduction activist and member of Portland Drug Users Union; and Lill Prosperino, Sou... Read more

Safe Supply

Airs at: Wed, 08/25/2021 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: Decriminalization advances in cities across Canada, and the Drug Users Liberation Front on safe supply, harm reduction and International Overdose Awareness Day, which is August 31. International Overdose Awareness Day Drug User Liberation Front Read more