Doug McVay

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Doug McVay

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Free Culture Radio, Century Of Lies, Prison Pipeline

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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Women In Prison, Part One

Airs at: Mon, 10/24/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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The Oregon Justice Resource Center recently held its Women In Prison Conference at Lewis & Clark College School of Law in Portland, Oregon. In part one of our coverage, we speak with Bobbin Singh, the Executive Director of OJRC; Ailene Farkac, with MercyCorps NW's Reentry T... Read more

#BoycottThePhilippines

Airs at: Sun, 10/23/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte went to Beijing for talks this week. The Chinese government had previously declared its support for Duterte's campaign of murder and violence under the guise of a war on drugs. This week, a joint statement from the two governments announ... Read more

Marijuana Part One - Hippies and the "Counter Culture"

Airs at: Wed, 10/19/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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This installment of Free Culture Radio is part one of our look at marijuana. Weed. Pot. Grass. Reefer. Ganja. Cannabis, if you took Latin in high school or are merely pretentious. We ask the burning questions, like: Is there such a thing as "marijuana culture"? Is it the sa... Read more

International Drug Control Policy Reform

Airs at: Sun, 10/16/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

Produced for: Century Of Lies

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On Thursday October 6th, the Third Committee of the United Nations General Assembly, otherwise known as the Social, Humanitarian, and Cultural Committee, met to discuss two resolutions dealing with criminal justice and drug control policy. Representatives from a number of m... Read more

Century Of Lies for October 2 2016

Airs at: Sun, 10/02/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week: Nate Howard with MovementBe and MovementBe.org, plus we look at the FBI's new Uniform Crime Report. Movement Be Crime statistics Read more

Century Of Lies for September 25 2016

Airs at: Sun, 09/25/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week we hear more about King County, Seattle, Washington's plan to set up two supervised drug consumption facilities, plus we talk with hemp activist Courtney Moran, legalization activist Jodie Emery, and Project PC's Megan Holt. Read more

Free Culture Radio for September 21 2016

Airs at: Wed, 09/21/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm

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Seeing as it's now Oktoberfest, this month's edition of Free Culture Radio is all about beer culture -- which is a task that is at once both simple and difficult, because in many ways mainstream American culture is beer culture. It's so ubiquitous that it's hard to see, in ... Read more

David Downs on "The Medical Marijuana Guidebook—America’s First How-To Guide for Patients and Caregivers"

Airs at: Mon, 09/19/2016 at 11:00am - 12:00pm

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Host Doug McVay speaks with journalist and editor David Downs about his new book, "The Medical Marijuana Guidebook—America’s First How-To Guide for Patients and Caregivers. They discuss medical marijuana and answer key questions about the use, legality and varieties of ... Read more

Century Of Lies for September 18 2016

Airs at: Sun, 09/18/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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King County, Seattle, Washington, will soon have two supervised drug consumption facilities. That recommendation is part of a final report by King County's Heroin and Prescription Opiate Task Force, which released its final report on Thursday Sept. 15. King County Executive... Read more

Century Of Lies for September 11 2016

Airs at: Sun, 09/11/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am

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This week we learn about the state of medical marijuana in Washington state post-502, featuring audio from patient advocate Alison Bigelow, former state legislator Jeanne Kohl-Welles, and more. Read more

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