Summer of Love & the Formation of Counterculture

Fueled by free love, rock music and hallucinogenic drugs, the 1967 Summer of Love gave birth to a counterculture that celebrated subversion and spirituality.

Fueled by free love, rock music and hallucinogenic drugs, the 1967 Summer of Love gave ... more

Curated byAndrew Kirdahy, Hark Editor

7 CLIPS34 MINS

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The Trips Festival & the Dawn of Haight-Ashbury as a Home for Hippies

The Trips Festival defined Haight-Ashbury as the center of the counterculture movement.

The Trips Festival & the Dawn of Haight-Ashbury as a Home for Hippies

THE INTERSECTION

3 MINS

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A Mother's Unexpected Stories from Summer of Love in San Francisco

Rainbow Valentine uncovers stories of her mother’s close interactions with artists, including Janis Joplin and Dizzy Gillespie.

A Mother's Unexpected Stories from Summer of Love in San Francisco

Disorganized Crime: Smuggler's Daughter

5 MINS

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Timothy Leary: From Scientist to Shaman

Idolized by some and reviled by others, Timothy Leary remains an unforgettable figure of 1960's counterculture and psychedelic self-exploration. Hear how this well-respected Harvard researcher transformed into a cultish proponent of psychedelics.

Stuff To Blow Your Mind

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Robert Crumb’s Publisher Was in San Francisco Before it Was Cool

Charles Plymell and his wife Pamela share the experience publishing one of Robert Crumb’s groundbreaking comics and the couple reveals the unrecorded consequences of the youthful idealism that flooded the city by 1967.

Robert Crumb’s Publisher Was in San Francisco Before it Was Cool

Deviate with Rolf Potts

4 MINS

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Reggae & the Limitations of Counterculture

Reggae emerged at the end of the '60s as an influence on hippies. This clip explores how the mainstream consumption of reggae diluted the genre’s revolutionary power.

Reggae & the Limitations of Counterculture

Love is the Message: Dance, Music and Counterculture

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Somewhere Between Out of this World & World Peace in the '60s

Scott Rank speaks with author Neil M. Maher about the fascinating relationship between the earthly concerns of counterculture leaders and the celestial aspirations of NASA’s Apollo space program.

Somewhere Between Out of this World & World Peace in the '60s

History Unplugged Podcast

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How Bay Area Counterculture Shifted from Hippies to Techies

Communications professor Fred Turner explains how the ideals born from the 1960’s counterculture made today’s Silicon Valley possible.

How Bay Area Counterculture Shifted from Hippies to Techies

Stanford Radio

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