This week I am finally sharing a much over-do episode I recorded with Alex and Penny from Smoke Tower when I visited Sweden last summer. This store in the outskirts of Stockholm is the first headshop in Sweden - tirelessly working on changing the culture, educating the public, and providing cannabis to people. We talk about the difference between Swedish and American cannabis culture, Swedish sport, and you’ll even learn how to say the word “stoner” in Swedish. So if you're like me and thinking ...
Mar 25, 2025•45 min•Ep. 26
Have you been watching the Olympics too? Weed has been on the list of banned substances for athletes in the Olympics decided by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). This week Dr. Jonny Lisano , PhD Candidate Liz Thompson ( @trainwith.maryjane ) and I talk through the three criteria WADA uses to determine banned substances in international sport competitions and why they put weed on the list. We also talk about what we need to do as cannabis and sport & exercise researchers & educators be...
Aug 07, 2024•51 min•Ep. 25
Hello and welcome back to exploring cannabis and exercise! The podcast where the anecdotes meet the data. This week I am so excited to share my conversation with Dr. Laura Stewart - professor in the department of Kinesiology, Nutrition, & Dietetics at University of Northern Colorado . I met Laura at the ACSM Rocky Mountain meeting in Spring of 2021 where we gave two out of the three talks that day about cannabis and exercise and saw her again at the Cannabis Research Conference last summer i...
May 23, 2024•31 min•Ep. 24
Hello and welcome back to exploring cannabis and exercise! The podcast where the anecdotes meet the data. This week I’m happy to share my conversation with Jay from @liftinglifted on Instagram . We connected on Instagram because he makes great shirts for fit stoners to wear to the gym. In this episode we talk about his experiences going from being a Marine to learning about cannabis and exercise and using his creativity to create Lifting Lifted . We also talk about what the weed scene is like in...
Mar 31, 2024•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 23
Today I’m excited to share my conversation with Dr. Hilary Marusak who is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Wayne State University (WSU) School of Medicine in Detroit Michigan. We connected a few years ago after her research team published a review paper on the effects of exercise on the endocannabinoid system. In this episode we talk about her research related to cannabis and the endocannabinoid system in stress and brain development, the har...
Mar 01, 2024•30 min•Ep. 22
Hello and welcome back to exploring cannabis and exercise! The podcast where the anecdotes meet the data. Today I have a fan favorite guest Dupree Stewart back on to talk about why he decided to cut back on cannabis to help with his MMA training. If you go back to the 5th episode of the podcast, Dupree talked about how he used cannabis to help manage pain, to eat, and to recover with his training. Then, I ran into Dupree at Costco a few months ago and he said that he stopped smoking and went pro...
Feb 12, 2024•33 min•Ep. 21
Hello and welcome back to exploring cannabis and exercise! The podcast where the anecdotes meet the data. This week I am so excited to share my conversation with my colleague Dr. Ronnie Swartz, who is a professor of Social Work at Cal Poly Humboldt. Ronnie and I met through HIIMR and have worked on cannabis-related studies, grants, and public health education together. Because we come from different disciplines, we have different language and windows into the world of cannabis. So in this episod...
Jan 25, 2024•28 min•Ep. 20
Welcome back to exploring cannabis and exercise, the podcast where the anecdotes meet the data. When I first started getting into cannabis & exercise research in 2017, there really wasn’t that much out there in research, but there were instagram accounts like our guest’s @Bells_Bongs _Buds and hashtags like #fitstoner or #420fitness or #cannathlete. I am so happy to share this conversation with Johnny from Bells, Bongs, & Buds. We cover a lot of ground from spartan races to lifting weigh...
Jan 11, 2024•48 min•Ep. 19
Hello and welcome back to exploring cannabis and exercise! The podcast where the anecdotes meet the data. And happy new year! So for my first episode of the year, I thought we’d start the new year with a new cannabis researcher at University of Colorado - Devon Rapken. I met Devon at the Cannabis Research Conference in Denver last summer and we have stayed in touch ever since. In this conversation, we talk about our interest in the brain, cannabis and body awareness, increasing diversity in rese...
Jan 04, 2024•55 min•Ep. 18
Hello and Welcome back to Exploring Cannabis and Exercise. The podcast where the anecdotes meet the data. This holiday season some of us will be consuming cannabis with our families while some of us will still be tiptoeing in conversations with family members about weed. So I thought this would actually be a good episode to drop this time of year that I recorded with my friend Anthony Monaco. I met Anthony when I was living in Indiana, but we actually grew up in neighboring towns in the chicago ...
Dec 23, 2023•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 17
This week I’m excited to share a conversation between me and my cousin, Haley, who helped me get this podcast off the ground. This will be a little different from all the other episodes because Haley interviews me! So, you’ll get to learn all about my academic journey and thoughts on cannabis or as Haley says in the episode: why you should trust what I’m saying - that I’m not just some stoner in the woods. 😛 Support the show To learn more about Dr. Ogle, visit https://www.whitneyogle.com If you...
Dec 14, 2023•55 min•Ep. 16
Hello and welcome back to exploring cannabis and exercise! The podcast where the anecdotes meet the data. This week I’m talking with Dr. J. Derek Kingsley, professor at Kent State University in Ohio. We recorded this right after Ohioans voted to approve recreational cannabis in the state! We talk about his experience of being a pain researcher to being a chronic pain patient himself after a gnarly injury and using medical cannabis to manage his pain. We also talk about a study he published last ...
Dec 07, 2023•47 min•Ep. 15
This week I’m talking with Tony Fur - the co-founder and CEO of OffField . It’s a company that makes cannabis drinks and edibles for people to enjoy with exercise. I love their catch phrase “movement made happy” - which is just the perfect encapsulation of what we’ve found in the research when we ask people why they combine weed with exercise - to help them enjoy the exercise experience. In this episode Tony talks about his own experience of pairing cannabis with exercise to help him from gettin...
Nov 30, 2023•39 min•Ep. 14
This week PhD candidate Kirsten Thornhill is back to share her journey from translating research for cannabis companies and working with athletes to now conducting her own research on cannabis use in athletes. We also have a spicy little convo about whether weed should be banned in college and olympic sport. Support the show To learn more about Dr. Ogle, visit https://www.whitneyogle.com If you’d like to be guest, have any guest ideas, or have any questions about cannabis and exercise you’d like...
Nov 16, 2023•39 min•Ep. 13
Today I talk to Otha Smith III from the Tetragram App about his own journey with cannabis and to learn more about his app. With the crazy number of options of cannabis products available on the market today, it's hard to know where to start and can sometimes take a while to figure out which products actually work for you. I am looking forward to collecting more data using the app myself and to use Tetragram in research! Download the app here from the app store or google play Link to video about ...
Nov 09, 2023•33 min•Ep. 12
This week I’m talking to my friend and colleague Dr. Dominic Corva who is the Director of the new Cannabis Studies degree at Cal Poly Humboldt . His professional expertise is in geography and drug policy, so we cover a ton interesting topics today including the role of surfers in globalizing (or smuggling) weed across the world and the policies that restricted funding research on the benefits of cannabis. He also talks more about the cannabis studies undergraduate program now in its first semest...
Nov 03, 2023•57 min•Ep. 11
If you've ever wondered what it's like for two kinesiology/exercise science professors to talk about cannabis and exercise, this episode is for you! Dr. Matt Schubert is a tenured professor at CSU - San Marcos and he and I have been collaborating as researchers and creators of the Sport, Physical Activity, Cannabis & Exercise (SPACE) group open to all researchers studying cannabis and exercise. (Email me if you'd like to be added to our group!) In this episode, Dr. Schubert talks about his b...
Oct 26, 2023•1 hr 11 min•Ep. 10
This week I am so excited to highlight PhD candidate Kirsten Thornhill who is doing her dissertation on cannabis and exercise. She will talk about the study she is conducting and why it is important. You can participate in this study if you exercise at least 150 min/week, have used cannabis at least 1x in the last 6 months, and are in the United States. Click here if you qualify and want to participate in the study . It is totally anonymous. Follow Kirsten on Instagram @kirstencannabis Support t...
Aug 24, 2023•17 min•Ep. 9
This week I'm talking with Tarris Batiste who wrote the book " Don't Let it Smoke You: How to Create a Nontoxic Relationship with Cannabis ". We talk about the influence of high school basketball players in starting to smoke weed, smoking (and getting in trouble for smoking) as a college football athlete, and ultimately Tarris' evolving relationship with weed. At some point he realized that maybe cannabis wasn't a great addition to his life and his advice for anyone out there - " don't let it sm...
May 04, 2023•28 min•Ep. 8
This week you'll hear my conversation with a former student of mine - she was in two of my classes and always did projects in my classes about cannabis. G is a go-getter who started massage school right after undergrad - so it was fun to learn more about her and her journey. To learn more about Dr. Ogle, visit https://www.whitneyogle.com You can follow us on Instagram @exploringcannabisandexercise --Send me a message if you would like to share your story about cannabis and exercise Host: Whitney...
Apr 27, 2023•32 min•Ep. 7
Happy 420! It's a big day in stoner culture today, so I thought I'd say a quick hello and talk about some creative ways I have thought about pairing cannabis with movement. *Friendly reminder out there - weed is not for everyone - so don't feel pressured to get high today just because of the holiday. You're awesome and can totally still enjoy some of these activities sober. My Learn How to Juggle video A lecture I recorded going through sensory perception if you want to nerd out on some more sen...
Apr 20, 2023•13 min
Welcome back! This week I'm psyched to be talking with Kevin Kafka from the High Rollerz - the "dopest jiu jitsu show on the planet". The High Rollerz is a gym in Las Vegas NV for training and they have monthly events where people compete under the influence of cannabis. Check out the gym and their calendar of events here: https://highrollerz.com/ You can follow them on Instagram @highrollerzbjj Support the show To learn more about Dr. Ogle, visit https://www.whitneyogle.com If you’d like to be ...
Apr 13, 2023•23 min•Season 2Ep. 1
Hello and Welcome Back to Exploring Cannabis and Exercise! We have a lot of great episodes coming up, so make sure you subscribe. If you liked season 1, please take a sec to rate and review the podcast :) Here's a link to the article we published: How and Why Adults Use Cannabis with Physical Activity Support the show To learn more about Dr. Ogle, visit https://www.whitneyogle.com If you’d like to be guest, have any guest ideas, or have any questions about cannabis and exercise you’d like me to ...
Apr 06, 2023•5 min•Ep. 6
This was actually the first interview I ever conducted! Dupree was a student of mine at Humboldt State University and he is now an amateur MMA fighter. We talked about our shared strict backgrounds as young athletes, the culture of weed in MMA and UFC, and using weed to help manage pain, improve appetite (after years of weight cutting), his use of weed to help with recovery from training, and when he doesn't use cannabis with his training or in preparation for competition. Oh - and he also blew ...
Jun 14, 2022•59 min•Ep. 5
This week I'm talking to my new cannabis & exercise researcher friend, Dr. Jonny Lisano. He and I conducted survey studies exploring cannabis use with exercise around the same time -which was new to both of us- and we share our results! You'll also get insight into cellular exercise physiology research he has conducted on the topic with colleagues at Northern Colorado University. Dr. Lisano will be a regular guest where we'll review cannabis and exercise research together for journal clubs -...
May 24, 2022•1 hr 3 min•Ep. 4
This week I'm talking to my friend, Danny, who picked up running when he moved up to Humboldt County a few years ago and quickly became an avid long distance runner. We talked about his experience of becoming a runner, how he figured out the best cannabis doses and products for his runs, and why he enjoys it all. Danny is a co-owner of the South G Kitchen food truck outside of the Redwood Curtain Brewery in Arcata, which - in my opinion - has some of the best food in town. He's also a fellow Mid...
May 06, 2022•47 min•Ep. 3
This week I'm talking with Anna Symonds - former elite rugby player and current advocate and educator about cannabis use in sport. We talked about her experience with cannabis as an athlete, our shared goal of destigmatizing cannabis use, and all of the amazing organizations she's working with. You can follow her on Instagram @exitdrug Organizations mentioned in the show: Athletes for Care Last Prisoner Project Concussion Legacy Foundation The Etheridge Foundation To learn more about Dr. Ogle, v...
Apr 22, 2022•57 min•Ep. 2
Welcome to our first episode of Exploring Cannabis and Exercise! This week, I'm talking with Dr. Angela Bryan - professor at University of Colorado - Boulder who is doing the best research right now in cannabis and exercise. In this episode, you'll hear about how she and her team have worked around federal regulations in cannabis research and the research she's currently up to now. To find out more about Dr. Bryan's research: The SPACE study The mobile lab CU Change Follow her research team on T...
Apr 07, 2022•55 min•Ep. 1
