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Century Of Lies is a weekly half-hour show focused on drug policy reform and the failed war on drugs. The show explores public health, criminal justice, social justice, and other policies related to drugs in the US and abroad, and includes news reports, commentary, interviews, and other recorded segments. Century of Lies is a production of the Drug Truth Network and is syndicated via the Pacifica Foundation Radio Network.

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Washington State Post-Blake

Airs at: Wed, 04/12/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: New Washington State Drug Laws Post-Blake. Drug possession laws in Washington state were invalidated in 2021 by a state supreme court decision in the case of State v Blake. The legislature moved quickly to put some laws back in place but the me... Read more

Solidarity and Community Mobilization

Airs at: Wed, 04/05/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Solidarity and Community Mobilization. We hear from Anton Basenko with the Ukrainian Network of People Who Use Drugs on the power of community mobilization in responding to the war in Ukraine, and from Magdalena Bartnik with the Precursor Found... Read more

Drugs and the Death Penalty

Airs at: Wed, 03/29/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Drugs and the Death Penalty. Harm Reduction International released a new report, The Death Penalty for Drug Offenses: Global Overview 2022. On this edition of Century we speak with the lead author, Ajeng Larasati, Human Rights Lead at HRI. Read more

Human Rights and Reform at the UN

Airs at: Wed, 03/22/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Reform at the UN. The sixty-sixth session of the UN Commission on Narcotic Drugs was March 13 through 17 in Vienna, Austria. At this year’s session, the voices of people from the global south, of indigenous people from all over... Read more

Human Rights and Decolonization

Airs at: Wed, 03/15/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Human Rights and Decolonization. The Sixty-Sixth Session of the UN’s Commission on Narcotic Drugs meets in Vienna, Austria from March 13-17 this year. We hear powerful statements on decolonization and human rights from Bolivian Vice President D... Read more

Compassion Gains Ground in Colorado

Airs at: Wed, 03/08/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Compassion Gains Ground in Colorado. The Colorado Legislature is considering whether to allow municipalities in that state to save lives by authorizing the operation of overdose prevention centers. We hear from two of the co-sponsors of House B... Read more

Drug Checking and Safe Supply

Airs at: Wed, 03/01/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Drug Checking and Safe Supply. We hear from Professor Mal McLeod with the Australian National University’s College of Science on delivering the CanTEST Health and Drug Checking Service. Plus we hear from Dylan Griffith, founder of the Kootenay ... Read more

Methamphetamine and Harm Reduction

Airs at: Wed, 02/22/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Methamphetamine and Harm Reduction. We hear from Doctor Gabriela Barbaglia, Senior Medical Officer of the Prevention and Care of Substance Abuse Service and a professor at Pompeu Fabra University, and Ester Aranda, Manager of Harm Reduction Pro... Read more

The Compassion Club Model

Airs at: Wed, 02/15/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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This week on Century of Lies: Compassion Clubs and Safe Supply – part two of our conversation with Eris Nyx from the Drug User Liberation Front in Vancouver, BC. Read more

Decrim, Safe Supply, and the Compassion Club Model

Airs at: Wed, 02/08/2023 at 12:00am - 12:30am
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On this edition of Century, part one of a conversation with Eris Nyx of the Drug User Liberation Front about decrim, safe supply, and the compassion club model. Read more