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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Recovery Part Two

Airs at: Wed, 10/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio, guest Sheila Vakharia, PhD, from the Office of Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, joins host Doug McVay for part two of our look at recovery. Drug Policy Alliance Drug War Facts Read more

Looking Ahead

Airs at: Mon, 10/15/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay looks at two of the items on the Oregon Legislature's 2019 criminal justice agenda: Behavioral Health Reinvestment and Juvenile Justice. Read more

Live from the International Cannabis Business Conference Pt Three

Airs at: Sun, 10/14/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week, we talk with Adam Smith from the Oregon Craft Cannabis Alliance about marijuana, interstate exports, and inevitable federal legalization; plus, more from the recent Commission on Narcotic Drugs intersessional meetings in Vienna, Austria. Read more

Live from the International Cannabis Business Conference Pt Two

Airs at: Sun, 10/07/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies, live at the International Cannabis Business Conference 2018 in Portland, Oregon, we talk with Washington state cannabis cultivator Farmer Tom Lauerman; plus, Orsolya Feher from Students for Sensible Drug Policy addresses the recent Commission o... Read more

Harm Reduction and the Fight Against AIDS

Airs at: Sun, 09/30/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies, live from the International Cannabis Business Conference in Portland, Oregon, we talk about the cannabis industry and social justice with Joseph Stovall II, an attorney and cannabis consultant from Maryland. Plus, we hear a presentation from Vi... Read more

Reducing Harm, Saving Lives: California Assembly Bill 186

Airs at: Sun, 09/23/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies we look at California's Assembly Bill 186, which would allow the city and county of San Francisco to establish a supervised consumption facility that would prevent drug overdose deaths. Governor Jerry Brown has until September 30 to sign the mea... Read more

Stigma, Language, and Recovery

Airs at: Wed, 09/19/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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This edition of Free Culture Radio is our Recovery Month Special. We look at addiction, dependence, recovery, stigma, and language with Sheila Vakharia, PhD, with the Office of Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, and the journalist and best-selling author Maia ... Read more

Prison Pipeline on 09/17/18

Airs at: Mon, 09/17/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Hail To The New Czar

Airs at: Sun, 09/16/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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The new Drug Czar, James W. Carroll Jr., has been approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee and is expected to be confirmed soon by the full Senate. This week on Century of Lies we hear portions of his confirmation hearing, and we hear Czar Carroll's take on the newly rele... Read more

Prison Pipeline on 09/10/18

Airs at: Mon, 09/10/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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