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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Century Of Lies for September 4, 2016

Airs at: Sun, 09/04/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week is part three of our Seattle Hempfest Special. Susan Squibb (The Cannabis Maven), Shango Los (Ganjapreneur.com), David Nott (Reason Foundation), Dominic Corva (Center for the Study of Cannabis and Social Policy), and Century host Doug McVay talk about cannabis and... Read more

Century Of Lies for August 28, 2016

Airs at: Sun, 08/28/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on part two of our Seattle Hempfest special: reform beyond Washington state, with audio from Jodie Emery (Canada), Keith Saunders (MA/NH), Rachel Kurtz (OR), Danielle Muggli (MT), and Serra Frank (ID). Read more

Century Of Lies for August 21, 2016

Airs at: Sun, 08/21/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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  This week we come to you live from Seattle Hempfest! We hear from travel guru Rick Steves, Hempfest honchos Vivian McPeak and John Davis, reformer and hemp advocate Joy Beckerman, plus activist and entrepreneur Alison Draisin. Seattle Hempfest Read more

Free Culture Radio for August 17, 2016

Airs at: Wed, 08/17/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Welcome to Portland's Free Culture Radio on KBOO 90.7FM! In this first episode, we provide an overview of the concept behind the program and the niche it fills, and provide an overview on drugs and societal development. Guests are Ngaio Bealum, a comedian, social justice a... Read more

Century Of Lies for August 14, 2016

Airs at: Sun, 08/14/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week, we talk with Rick Doblin from the Multidisciplinary Association or Psychedelic Studies about the DEA's new rules on cultivating marijuana for research purposes; and we talk with Lorenzo Jones, co-director of the Katal Center, about police in the community and eff... Read more

Black Lives Matter Endorses Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions of Israel

Airs at: Mon, 08/08/2016 at 5:00pm
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Black Lives Matter has endorsed the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, in solidarity with the people of Palestine. To find out more, KBOO reporter Doug McVay spoke with Ned Roche from the Portland chapter of Jewish Voice for Peace. Read more

Century Of Lies for August 7 2016

Airs at: Sun, 08/07/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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Seattle Hempfest is August 19-21 this year! This week we look at marijuana legalization, and how medical, adult social (recreational), and spiritual uses of marijuana can co-exist. Read more

This Side of Freedom

Airs at: Mon, 08/01/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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This week on Prison Pipeline, host Doug McVay interviews Anthony Papa. Mr. Papa is an artist, writer, freedom fighter, noted advocate against the war on drugs and co-founder of the Mothers of the New York Disappeared. Mr. Papa’s stinging opinion pieces about the drug war ha... Read more

Century Of Lies for July 31, 2016

Airs at: Sun, 07/31/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we attended Summer Fair, a free marijuana expo in Portland, Oregon, and spoke with noted author and marijuana grow expert Jorge Cervantes, attorney and agricultural best practices expert Chris Van Hook of Clean Green Certification, and Portland area entrepreneur a... Read more

Century Of Lies for July 24 2016

Airs at: Sun, 07/24/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: Senator Tim Kaine talks about states as laboratories of democracy, and asks whether marijuana legalization has impacted heroin production; Sen. Ed Markey talks about overdose deaths, and asks whether the administration has been ignoring Fentanyl coming in from Ch... Read more