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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Prison Pipeline on 12/09/19

Airs at: Mon, 12/09/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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New Psychoactive Substances

Airs at: Wed, 12/04/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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By the end of 2018, the European Center on Drugs and Drug Addiction was monitoring 731 new psychoactive substances. This week on Century, UNODC's Gilberto Gerra, MD, discusses new psychoactive substances, plus we hear from EMCDDA Director Alexis Goosdeel about the release o... Read more

Happy Danksgiving! A Conversation With Ngaio Bealum

Airs at: Wed, 11/27/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies, a conversation with comedian, activist, and journalist Ngaio Bealum. Read more

MORE Reform

Airs at: Wed, 11/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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The US House Judiciary Committee held a markup session on HR3884, the Marijuana Opportunity, Reinvestment, and Expungement Act of 2019. The measure passed the Committee on a vote of 24-10. Read more

Harm Reduction in MA

Airs at: Wed, 11/13/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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The Massachusetts Legislature's Joint Committee on Mental Health, Substance Use and Recovery held a hearing recently on harm reduction sites and supervised consumption facilities, so on this edition of Century of Lies we hear from MA State Sen. Cindy Friedman, Fenway Health... Read more

Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How To Achieve Real Reform

Airs at: Mon, 11/11/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay talks with John Pfaff, JD, PhD, about mass incarceration, mass punishment, and criminal justice reform. Dr. Pfaff is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarcerati... Read more

Locked In Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 11/06/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies, part two of our conversation with John Pfaff, JD, PhD. Dr. Pfaff is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform. Read more

Prison Pipeline on 11/04/19

Airs at: Mon, 11/04/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Locked In

Airs at: Wed, 10/30/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies, part one of our conversation with John Pfaff, JD, PhD. Dr. Pfaff is a professor of law at Fordham Law School and the author of Locked In: The True Causes of Mass Incarceration and How to Achieve Real Reform. Read more

Growth of Amphetamine-Type Stimulants and New Psychoactive Substances

Airs at: Wed, 10/23/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies we hear about the growing concern over new psychoactive substances and amphetamine-type stimulants with audio from Martin Raithelhuber, PhD, and Gilberto Gerra, MD, both from the UN Office on Drugs and Crime. Read more