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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Psychedelics and Medical Cannabis

Airs at: Wed, 04/17/2019 at 6:00pm - 7:00pm
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This edition of Free Culture Radio is all about medical cannabis and psychedelic drugs. Rick Doblin, PhD, is the founder and executive director of MAPS, the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies. Free Culture Radio's producer/host Doug McVay was at a confer... Read more

Prison Pipeline on 04/15/19

Airs at: Mon, 04/15/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Cannabis in the UK

Airs at: Sun, 04/14/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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The UK's House of Commons discusses medical cannabis, plus we hear from the Reverend Larry W. Foy with the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and Rafi Toruella with Intercambios Puerto Rico. Read more

FDA Schedules Public Hearing On Cannabis

Airs at: Sun, 04/07/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century: The FDA has announced that it plans to hold a public hearing on cannabis and cannabis derivatives; FDA Commissioner Scott Gottlieb, MD, is questioned by a Senate subcommittee about CBD; plus we hear interviews with Gretchen Burns Bergman from A New PAT... Read more

Harm Reduction Moving Forward In Philly

Airs at: Sun, 03/31/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century we talk about about overdose, harm reduction, pain policies, and opioids with Abraham Gutman, opinion writer at the Philadelphia Inquirer. Read more

#CND62 Part One

Airs at: Sun, 03/24/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies, international drug policy reform. We hear portions of the 62nd Annual Session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, live from Vienna, including interventions by the delegation from Switzerland, the World Health Organization, the Canadian HIV Leg... Read more

Free Culture Radio on 03/20/19

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Lighting A Candle

Airs at: Wed, 03/20/2019 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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This week, exclusive audio from the 62nd annual session of the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, featuring interventions from representatives of Switzerland, the UN's Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, and the International Network of People Who Use Drugs. Read more

Strategy? What Strategy?

Airs at: Sun, 03/17/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: a Congressional committee takes a critical look at White House drug policy. We'll hear from Rep. Elijah Cummings (D-MD), chair of the House Oversight and Reform Committee, as well as Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY). Plus, there was a debat... Read more

Medical Cannabis in the US and the UK

Airs at: Sun, 03/10/2019 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies, medical cannabis in the US and the UK. We talk with the president and co-founder of Patients Out of Time, Mary Lynn Mathre, RN, MSN, CARN, about their national clinical conference coming up April 11-13 in Tampa, Florida; and we hear a UK govern... Read more