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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Improving Public Health and Public Safety

Airs at: Sun, 03/12/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: the New Hampshire legislature is considering a bill to allow syringe exchanges in the state, plus we listen to current Attorney General Jefferson Beauregard Sessions III talk nonsense about drugs. Read more

LEADing the Way

Airs at: Mon, 03/06/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On Monday, Feb. 27, a coalition of Multnomah County and Portland officials and social service agencies announced that local law enforcement would begin a Law Enforcement Assisted Diversion Program (LEAD). LEAD was first developed in King County, Seattle, WA in 2011. LEAD is... Read more

Students for Sensible Drug Policy

Airs at: Sun, 03/05/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we speak with Tyler Williams from Students for Sensible Drug Policy about drug policy reform, activism, and SSDP's upcoming international conference in Portland, Oregon March 24-26. Students for Sensible Drug Policy   Read more

Marijuana Law Reform in the Trump Era

Airs at: Sun, 02/26/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: a conversation with the author, activist, radio host, and distinguished long-time drug policy reformer Kevin Zeese; plus, White House Communications Director Sean Spicer on likely new directions for this administration's marijuana policies. Popular Resistance Read more

#DoSomething

Airs at: Sun, 02/19/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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  This week we speak with Kymone Freeman, who's an activist, playwright, and founder of We Act Radio, about marijuana legalization and political protest; plus we hear from Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) about the formation of the Congressional Cannabis Caucus. We Act ... Read more

Marijuana and Magic

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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On this edition of Free Culture Radio, we look at spirituality, magic, and marijuana, with our guest, the researcher and historian Chris Bennett. Read more

Respect State Marijuana Laws

Airs at: Sun, 02/12/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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  This week, we talk with Jodi James, Executive Director of the Florida Cannabis Action Network, about implementation of medical marijuana in Florida and the legislature's attempts to hobble that program before it gets off the ground, and we hear from Representative Dana R... Read more

Growing Oregon's Marijuana Industry

Airs at: Sun, 02/05/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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  This week we talk with Mary Lou Burton, founder and coordinator of the Cannabis Collaborative Conference, an event entering its third year that's coming up February 14-16 in Portland, Oregon. Read more

Doing What Works

Airs at: Sun, 01/29/2017 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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The state of Indiana is considering expansion of its harm reduction efforts. This week, we look at House Bill 1438, to promote public health and give communities more effective tools to address injection drug use. In March of 2015, Indiana Governor Mike Pence – our new vice... Read more

Criminal Justice in Trump's Amerika

Airs at: Mon, 01/23/2017 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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  Tonight on Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay talks with Andy Ko, Executive Director of the Partnership for Safety & Justice, about the upcoming Oregon state legislative session, and about criminal justice reform in the age of Trump. Partnership for Safety & Justice   Read more