A storytelling collective

Alex Grey discussing blotter art with Erik Davis

Tyler McCloskey interviewing Rick Doblin of MAPS

Linda Shrig, speaking to Cool Molecules producers

Joshua Graber interviewing Susun Weed amongst her goats near Woodstock, New York

Cool molecules producers with Rick Doblin of MAPS

Cool Molecules Media was founded in 2019 by Tyler McCloskey and Joshua Graber. Get in touch to ask about collaborating with us, pitch an audio documentary, or send us a tip for a story we might be interested in telling.

Joshua Graber

Joshua Graber is a co-founder and producer at Cool Molecules Media. He is a writer, editor, and hacker from Pittsburgh and finds himself particularly drawn to untold stories from the counterculture.

Tyler McCloskey

Tyler is a co-founder and producer at Cool Molecules Media. You can find additional information about his work here. He loves uncovering buried stories, making things of all kinds, and his wife and two daughters—intensely.

Andrea Layton, circa the late '60s, as painted by Linda Shrig

Andrea Layton, Linda Shrig, and Richard "The Ghost" Barth Sanders, during their time in the acid underground

Recordings created by Richard "The Ghost" Barth Sanders

Richard "The Ghost" Barth Sanders, as painted by Linda Shrig

Sign used by Richard "The Ghost" Barth Sanders while busking