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 Month Special

Airs at: Sun, 09/09/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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September is Recovery Month, so this week on Century of Lies we speak with Sheila Vakharia, PhD, Policy Manager of the Office of Academic Engagement at the Drug Policy Alliance, about recovery, stigma, and harm reduction. Drug Policy Alliance   Read more

The President's Secret Plan To Continue The War Against Marijuana

Airs at: Sun, 09/02/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: we wrap up our coverage of Seattle Hempfest 2018 with an interview with comedian and journalist Ngaio Bealum, plus we speak with BuzzFeed News political affairs reporter Dominic Holden about a major story he broke recently on secret White House plans to ratchet u... Read more

Legalization or Prohibition 2.0?

Airs at: Mon, 08/27/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
Produced for Prison Pipeline
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This week on Prison Pipeline, Doctor Dominic Corva with the Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy joins host Doug McVay to look at the current state of the drug war. Several states, including Oregon, Washington, and California, have moved in recent years to ch... Read more

Seattle Hempfest 2018 Part Two

Airs at: Sun, 08/26/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century, part two of our exclusive coverage of Seattle Hempfest 2018, with audio from journalist Martin Lee, co-founder and director of Project CBD; Joelle Puccio, a registered nurse and harm reduction advocate; and Michele Bedard-Gilligan, PhD, a professor at ... Read more

Seattle Hempfest 2018 Part One

Airs at: Sun, 08/19/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we come to you from Seattle Hempfest 2018, with exclusive live audio from the annual Hempfest VIP/Speakers Party and activism awards ceremony, featuring Ngaio Bealum, John Davis, Vivian McPeak, Danica Noble, Sunil Aggarwal, and Jeff Steinborn. Seattle Hempfest   Read more

World War D

Airs at: Wed, 08/15/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Our guest today is Michael Krawitz from Veterans for Medical Cannabis Access. Mike is a veteran of the US Air Force with a service-related disability. He’s a medical cannabis patient, an advocate and organizer both for veterans and for medical cannabis patients, and a longt... Read more

Ending The War On Drugs - Part Two

Airs at: Sun, 08/12/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century: more exclusive coverage of Congressman Earl Blumenauer's community forum on ending the war on drugs, which was held in Portland, Oregon on August First, including audio from Portland Police Bureau Deputy Chief Robert Day and Congressman Blumenauer. Read more

Ending the War on Drugs

Airs at: Sun, 08/05/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century, exclusive audio from Congressman Earl Blumenauer's community forum on ending the war on drugs, which was held in Portland, Oregon on August First. Speakers on this show include Congressman Blumenauer and Bobbin Singh, executive director of the Oregon J... Read more

Criminalization of Pregnancy

Airs at: Mon, 07/30/2018 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Discussion about the Supreme Court, reproductive rights, and the efforts by some to use the criminal justice system to control people's lives and health featuring Lynn Paltrow with National Advocates for Pregnant Women, and acclaimed scholar of race, gender, and the law Pro... Read more

The War on Reproductive Rights

Airs at: Sun, 07/29/2018 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies we hear from Lynn Paltrow, founder and executive director of National Advocates for Pregnant Women, and Dorothy E. Roberts, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania Law School and author of Killing the Black Body: Race, Reproduction, and th... Read more