The counterculture movement of the 1960s and 1970s featured prominently in several of the podcast episodes provided, with various aspects of the movement being explored and discussed.

The episodes highlight the counterculture's impact on topics such as the legal battles over marijuana laws (John Sinclair), the potential government involvement in manipulating or suppressing the movement (Tom O'Neill), the association of psychedelic drugs with the counterculture (Benjamin Breen on Margaret Mead, Psychedelics, and Utopia), and the counterculture's influence on aesthetics and mainstream acceptance (Geodesic Domes: The Wave of the Future That Wasn't).

The episodes also examine the counterculture's emphasis on authenticity and self-expression, and how this cultural context shaped the personal growth and development of individuals during that era (Authenticity: How to "Be Yourself").