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 July 17, 2016

Airs at: Sun, 07/17/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we talk about racism, violence, and the drug war with longtime drug policy reformer and social justice activist Cliff Thornton. Read more

Century Of Lies for July 10, 2016

Airs at: Sun, 07/10/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: Congress finalizes the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act, the Veterans Affairs department releases a new estimate of veteran suicides -- 20 per day in 2014 -- and we speak with the authors of new research showing that medical marijuana laws are associated ... Read more

Prison Pipeline on 07/04/16

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2016 at 6:30pm - 7:00pm
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Pot Culture, Celebrity Stoners, Cannabis Networking, and the Hemp Movement

Airs at: Mon, 07/04/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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What was the best marijuana movie of the past decade? Who's the most famous entertainer to be busted for pot so far this year? Is Willie Nelson really as cool and kind as everyone says he is? What was it like working with Jack Herer before he became famous? We find the answ... Read more

Century Of Lies for July 3 2016

Airs at: Sun, 07/03/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: the Adult Use of Marijuana Act is officially Proposition 64 on California's November election ballot; many medical marijuana dispensaries have closed in Washington state as the adult use system rolls over the medical program; and the UN Office on Drugs and Crime ... Read more

Century Of Lies for June 26 2016

Airs at: Sun, 06/26/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: we talk with Steve Rolles with the UK's Transform Drug Policy Foundation about Brexit and the future of drug policy in the UK and the EU; plus the UN's recent General Assembly High-Level Meeting on AIDS featured discussions about injection drug use and HIV/AIDS, ... Read more

Century Of Lies for June 19 2016

Airs at: Sun, 06/19/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week: We hear from Jesce Horton, Charlo Greene, and Leland Berger at the Minority Cannabis Business Association; plus the US Senate Homeland Security Committee hears about harm reduction, supervised injection facilities, and heroin maintenance treatment. Read more

Safer Spaces: A Community Discussion on Public Drug Use, Health, and Community Safety

Airs at: Thu, 06/16/2016 at 8:00am - 9:00am
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Open drug use is a public health issue in Portland. Overdose deaths and hepatitis C rates have increased because people who inject drugs do not have a safe place to use. One approach to dealing with these issues that's shown a great deal of success is the establishment of s... Read more

Century Of Lies for June 12 2016

Airs at: Sun, 06/12/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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The European Monitoring Centre on Drugs and Drug Addiction releases its annual European Drug Report; we listen in on the Oregon Liquor Control Commission as it decides on rules for legal adult social use marijuana; and we talk about Booze Culture. Read more

Century Of Lies for June 5 2016

Airs at: Sun, 06/05/2016 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week we speak with Shaleen Title, a business owner and activist who's on the board of directors of the Minority Cannabis Business Association, and with Ngaio Bealum, who's a journalist, comedian, activist, and also a member of the board of directors for the Minority Ca... Read more