Episode 127: Psychedelia Comes Down, Hangs Around and Gets Reinvented

Episode 127: Psychedelia Comes Down, Hangs Around and Gets Reinvented

From Two Designers Walk Into a Bar by Evergreen Podcasts

February 18, 2026 · 33 min · Season 13 · Episode 127

About this episode

The episode explores the impact of psychedelia on popular culture after major events like The Summer of Love and Woodstock.

For one last time, we’re delving into the depths of our expanded minds to talk about the impact of psychedelia on popular culture. We may have been at the bar a bit too long getting our minds…expanded. We have a lot to talk about today as we discuss what happened with psychedelia after The Summer of Love and Woodstock. (Spoiler alert: Nothing like going mainstream to kill a counterculture style.) So help us out by grabbing a couple of Flaming Unicorns as we come back down to earth, right here in the bar. - - - - - Mentioned in this episode: Psychedelic Era Psychedelic Fashion John Alcorn Roger Dean McDonald’s TV Commercial Kai’s Power Tools - - - - - Visit our full episode page for show notes, the visual examples we discuss, additional links and more! https://www.twodesignerswalkintoabar.com/episodes/episode-127-psychedelia-part-3 - - - - - Have a question or idea for Todd and Elliot? Send a note to hello@twodesignerswalkintoabar.com and we promise to read it. After that it’s anyone’s guess. - - - - - Visit our merch page to have a look at stuff we’ve made for listeners just like you and support us on Patreon for subscriber-only extras. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…

People in this episode

Hosts: Todd, Elliot

Topics covered

  • psychedelia
  • popular culture
  • counterculture
  • The Summer of Love
  • Woodstock
  • mainstream
  • design

Keywords

  • psychedelia
  • popular culture
  • counterculture
  • design
  • The Summer of Love
  • Woodstock
  • fashion
  • advertising

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: McDonald’s TV Commercial

Products: Kai’s Power Tools

Books & works: Psychedelic Era, Psychedelic Fashion

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