Podcast 332: Why we’re stopping the podcast

After more than 330 episodes and eight and a half years, the Green Beauty Conversations podcast is ending. Lorraine Dallmeier has finally said it out loud.

Or has she? 😱

In this week’s episode, Lorraine explains what is actually happening to the podcast, what Season 2 will look like, and why the biggest change coming is one that has been overdue for a long time.

If you have ever wondered why you only ever hear Lorraine’s voice on a podcast made by an entire team of scientists, formulators, and industry experts, you are about to get your answer.

“Their knowledge is formidable. Their opinions are worth hearing. So you’re going to start hearing them.” — Lorraine Dallmeier

Key takeaways:

• Season 1 is wrapping up after 332 episodes and eight and a half years. Lorraine acknowledges the audacity of calling it Season 1 at this point. Most podcasts that make it to a second season do so after eight episodes. Green Beauty Conversations has had 332. But it turns out the podcast has seasons after all — the team just didn’t know it until now.
• Season 1 has, by Lorraine’s own admission, been the Lorraine show. She has been the voice listeners hear every week, briefing guests, shaping conversations, and filling gaps with her own opinion pieces when strong external guests have been hard to find. She is candid that this has given listeners the impression Formula Botanica is just her — which she thinks does a disservice to the school and the team behind it.
• Season 2 will bring the Formula Botanica team to the mic. The school has a cosmetic scientist, a formulation scientist, a pharmacist and biochemist, a beauty brand marketing expert, and a team of formulation tutors whose knowledge, Lorraine says, excites her on a regular basis. Their opinions are worth hearing. In Season 2, you will start hearing them.
• The podcast is going video-first. Formula Botanica has been recording video for a long time without doing much with it. That changes in Season 2. If you have ever been curious about what the team actually looks like, you are about to find out.
• In the meantime, there are over 300 episodes to go back through. Conversations about ingredients, packaging, sustainability claims, indie brand building, and the gap between what the beauty industry promises and what it delivers. Go and have a listen to them to keep you entertained while you wait for Season 2!

We’ll be back soon with Season 2 of Green Beauty Conversations. We can’t wait to share what we have planned.

Thank you for joining us for this episode of the Formula Botanica Green Beauty Conversations podcast. If you enjoyed listening, please share, subscribe and review this episode on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or Youtube so that more people can enjoy the show. Don’t forget to follow and connect with us on Facebook and Instagram.

Lorraine Dallmeier

Lorraine Dallmeier is a Biologist, Chartered Environmentalist and the CEO of Formula Botanica, the award-winning online organic cosmetic science school. Read more about Lorraine and the Formula Botanica Team.