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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International Cannabis Policy Conference

Airs at: Sun, 12/09/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week, we talk with Michael Krawitz and Farid Ghehioueche about advances in marijuana policy reform at the UN and the International Cannabis Policy Conference, which is Dec 7-9 in Vienna, Austria. For Alternative Approaches to Addiction, Think & do tank Read more

Medicalization of Marijuana

Airs at: Sun, 12/02/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century, we talk with William Dolphin and Michelle Newhart about marijuana and their new book, The Medicalization of Marijuana: Legitimacy, Stigma, and the Patient Experience. Medicalization of Marijuana Read more

A Look Ahead

Airs at: Mon, 11/26/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Host Doug McVay speaks with the Chair of the State Senate Judiciary Committee, Floyd Prozanski. The Oregon State Legislature convenes its 2019 session at the end of January. Democrats now hold a super-majority in both the state House and Senate. There's a lot on the legisl... Read more

Beyond 2019

Airs at: Sat, 11/24/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century, Beyond 2019: the future of drug policies and lessons learned, with audio from Craig Mokhiber from the UN's Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights, and Dominique Favre, Deputy Permanent Representative, Permanent Mission of Switzerland to the UN. Read more

Jim Belushi

Airs at: Wed, 11/21/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio, two former midwesterners sit down for coffee and talk about weed and life: Host Doug McVay talks with actor/musician/comedian Jim Belushi, owner/proprietor of Belushi's Farm in Eagle Point, OR. Belushi's Farm   Read more

Jim Belushi

Airs at: Sun, 11/11/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century: Peter Sarosi from the Rights Reporter Foundation in Hungary addresses the Commission on Narcotic Drugs, and we speak with the actor, musician and comedian Jim Belushi, proprietor of Belushi's Farm in Eagle Point, Oregon. Read more

Prison Pipeline on 11/05/18

Airs at: Mon, 11/05/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Drug Safety Testing

Airs at: Sun, 11/04/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century: award-winning journalist and NY Times bestselling author Maia Szalavitz discusses effective treatment for opioid use disorder, and we hear from Anton Luf with the Medical University of Vienna and the "Check It" service regarding new psychoactive substa... Read more

A New Path

Airs at: Sun, 10/28/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: A New PATH's director and co-founder Gretchen Burns Bergman addresses the UN's Commission on Narcotic Drugs in Vienna, and Members of Parliament in the UK debate drug policy, decriminalization, and harm reduction. A New PATH   Read more

Harm Reduction and Marijuana Legalization

Airs at: Sun, 10/21/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: Canada legalizes marijuana, plus a discussion about harm reduction at the international level. Read more