Grey Area

Grey Area

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Grey Area episodes

  • Grey Area: Should all vegans be healthy and fit?

    In this episode, Polly, Elianne and Nadia discuss the Grey Area: “should all vegans be healthy?”This episode touches on interesting topics such as vegan fitness influencers, health advocacy in veganism, going vegan for health reasons, vegans aiming for optimal health and whether it is a good thing or even if all vegans should be healthy and fit.

    25 min
  • Grey Area: Relationships & Veganism

    In this episode, Nadia & Polly discuss the Grey Area: “Relationships and Veganism”! This episode touches on interesting topics such as romantic relationships, potential dating struggles, relationship deal breakers and how to have the conversation with that ex-vegan friend! How is it to date a non-vegan? Should we strive to date vegans-only? Should you add "vegan" to your online dating bio? And more! We will provide several perspectives regarding the struggles that vegans encounter when creating and maintaining relationships. The TEA is HOT in this episode but we hope you stick around for it.

    51 min
  • Grey Area: Extreme vegans & extreme arguments

    In this episode, Polly, Elianne and Nadia discuss the Grey Area: “Extreme Vegans and Extreme Arguments”! This episode touches on interesting topics such as extremism in veganism such as "meat is murder" or comparing dairy to sexual assaults, effective communication, marketing and the human mind are discussed in depth.

    35 min
  • Grey Area: Extreme vegans & extreme arguments

    In this episode, Polly, Elianne and Nadia discuss the Grey Area: “Extreme Vegans and Extreme Arguments”! This episode touches on interesting topics such as extremism in veganism such as "meat is murder" or comparing dairy to sexual assaults, effective communication, marketing and the human mind are discussed in depth.

    3 min
  • Grey Area: Do all vegans need to be environmentalists?

    In this episode, Polly, Elianne and Nadia discuss the Grey Area: Should all vegans be environmentalists and Should all environmentalists be vegan?

    The episode touches on interesting topics such as the zero waste community and whether they should be vegan, if all vegans must be advocating for all causes, including reducing plastic and not supporting fast fashion and finally, questions and suggestions from listeners such as "Can vegans have kids?" are discussed in depth.

    36 min
  • Grey Area: is it necessary to be 100% vegan Part Two

    In this episode, Polly, Elianne and Nadia dive even deeper into the discussion of where it is necessary to be 100%. With the definition of Veganism in mind, different scenarios in which a vegan may find themselves that challenges one's vegan "status" is explored and considered.

    Are you still vegan if you consume medication that includes animal products? What’s the difference between cruelty free and vegan cosmetics? Are you still vegan if you buy vegan products but not cruelty free? What about secondhand leather? Stay tuned in this episode to hear their thoughts on these grey areas!

    35 min
  • Grey Area: Is it necessary to be 100% vegan?

    In this episode we discus if it is necessary to be 100% vegan. In the last 2 years there has been an increase in understanding the benefits of the vegan lifestyle. However, many people believe that it is not necessary to be “100% vegan” because any step counts or can be compensated with other acts of compassion. Some might disagree and believe that you are either 100% vegan or you are not vegan at all. Nadia, Polly and Elianne dive into this controversial subject and begin to pick apart their own views. 

    36 min
  • Grey Area: raw veganism & ex-vegans

    With the rise of social media the amount of vegan influencers grew. They show their diets and share information. With this they accumulated a big following. Furthermore, these past years we also saw a rise in ex-vegans. We discuss this topic and questions arise. Were they healthy to begin with? Should they promote their new 'diet'? Is raw veganism even healthy? This and more in Grey Area episode one. 

    37 min

About Grey Area

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Grey Area is a VSA Amsterdam podcast. We discuss topics within veganism that could be interpreted in different ways or are seen differently by vegans.