INTERVIEWS & GUEST APPEARANCES
Talk About Nothing with Mike’s Book Reviews (Live Interview)
Adrian joined his bestie M.J. Kuhn on Mike’s Book Reviews for a live episode of Talk About Nothing, where they chat about a variety of topics, from writing and podcasting to movies and reading.
Check out the livestream via: YouTube
2 To Ramble (Panel)
Adrian joined fellow authors Michael R. Miller and Keith Enterante on the 2 To Ramble podcast to discuss how to handle criticism, from developing thicker skin as an author, the difference between feedback and criticism, nuggets of truth in criticism, criticism damaging other creatives, positives that have come out of criticism/reviews and more.
Check out the panel via: YouTube
Fantasy Book Critic (Text Q&A)
Adrian chatted with Lukasz from Fantasy Book Critic about Mushroom Blues, SPFBO, creative process, magic systems, audience and much more.
Read the interview here.
BiblioTheory (Live Interview)
Adrian joined booktuber Aaron Payne AKA BiblioTheory for an episode of The BookBrew, where they discussed Mushroom Blues, cyberpunk, noir, writing process, burnout and much more over some fine brews.
Check out the interview via: YouTube
Not So Secret Bookaholic (Live Interview)
Adrian joined booktuber Chels AKA Not So Secret Bookaholic to talk about Mushroom Blues, marketing, writing process, SPFBO and book competitions, community and much more.
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SFF Insiders (Text Q&A)
Adrian spoke with Maggie from SFF Insiders about Mushroom Blues, his love for fungi, creative inspiration, his relationship with music, tattooing vs. writing and more.
Read the interview here.
H.C. Newton (The Irresponsible Reader)
It’s not often that Adrian gets to full-on gush about one of his literary idols, Jeff VanderMeer. Which is why it was so fun for him to sit down and chat with H.C. Newton, diving into both his love for VanderMeer’s work AND how he has inspired Adrian’s own writing.
Check out the interview via: YouTube
BiblioTheory (Panel)
Adrian joined fellow authors Aaron M. Payne and Adam C. Bassett on Aaron’s BiblioTheory YouTube channel to discuss cyberpunk technology—from fiction to reality.
Check out the panel via: YouTube
Author Adjacent
Adrian joined Michael Vadney of the Author Adjacent podcast to discuss Mushroom Blues, becoming an author, stick fighting in the woods, and just how god damn wholesome the writing community can be.
Check out the episode via: Podbean | Apple Podcasts
Campfire (Text Q&A)
Adrian spoke with Adam Bassett from Campfire Writing about Mushroom Blues, inspirations for the book, The Fungalverse shared universe, publishing advice, finding community and more.
Read the interview here.
Writing Quest
Adrian joined Brenden at Writing Quest to discuss Mushroom Blues, writing craft and routine, stereotypes vs. archetypes and much more.
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Bald&Balding (Live Interview)
Adrian joined authors Mike Mollman and Rosaire Bushey of Bald&Balding for a live chat about Mushroom Blues and a bevy of other topics.
Check out the interview via: YouTube
The Fantasy Files Podcast Ep. 109 (Creators Corner)
Adrian joined Fantasy Files co-host Spencer to talk about creating content and his new book, Mushroom Blues, plus a bunch of other random tangents.
Check out the interview via: YouTube
Beard of Darkness Book Reviews (Live Interview)
Adrian joined booktuber/reviewer Beard of Darkness for an invigorating live chat about Mushroom Blues, fungi, cooking, Anthony Bourdain, Michael Pollan, inspiration, creativity and more.
Check out the interview via: YouTube
Kay’s Hidden Shelf (Live Interview)
Adrian joined booktuber Kayla from Kay’s Hidden Shelf for a live chat about Mushroom Blues, writing process, parenting, tattooing and more.
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“Balancing Writing with Other Creative Projects” Live Panel
Adrian took part in interviewer/author Nicholas W. Fuller’s live panel on “Balancing Writing with Other Creative Projects” alongside booktuber Andrew Watson and bookstagrammer Rain Sullivan.
Check out the panel via: YouTube
The Friends Talking Fantasy Podcast
Adrian joins his friends and fellow podcasters Dylan and Charles to discuss the influences, inspirations, and creative process behind Mushroom Blues, offering insights into the storytelling techniques and thematic depth of his debut novel.
Check out the episode via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
People Behind the Pages with Nicholas W. Fuller
Adrian joined interviewer/author Nicholas W. Fuller for a live chat about Mushroom Blues, being a parent, traveling the world, psychedelics and consciousness, writing process, routine and more.
Check out the interview via: YouTube
OWWR Pod (Bonus Episode)
Co-hosts Hannah and Laura enter the Fungalverse with author and podcaster, Adrian M. Gibson! Adrian shares about his entry into science fiction/fantasy, his background in writing, the way his life has inspired his art, and the journey to create The Fungalverse and his debut novel, Mushroom Blues!
Check out the episode via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
Space Cowboy Books (Live Reading & Interview)
Adrian joined bookseller/author Jan-Paul Garnier (owner of Space Cowboy Books) to read from Mushroom Blues and chat about the book’s influences, the magic of mushrooms, psychedelics, writing process, creating a language and more.
Check out the episode via: YouTube
Under the Radar SFF Podcast
Adrian joined podcaster Blaise Ancona to discuss his debut novel Mushroom Blues, a fantasy detective noir novel with mushrooms, murder, pain, and so much more.
Check out the episode via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
Page Chewing Podcast (Episode 58)
Adrian joined author P.L. Stuart and booktuber Taylor from Maed Between the Pages for an interview on Page Chewing podcast to discuss Mushroom Blues, building worlds, drawing upon history, the benefits of travel and experiencing new cultures, community and more.
Check out the interview via: YouTube
Fiction Fans Podcast (Episode 130)
Adrian joined his friends Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison for an episode of their podcast Fiction Fans to talk about Mushroom Blues, writing an older female main character, noir inspiration, cultural fusions writing process, literary influences, and most of all, mushrooms.
Check out the episode via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
The Greatest Podcast in the Multiverse (Episode 23)
Adrian joined podcaster/author Herman Steuernagel on The Greatest Podcast in the Multiverse to talk about Mushroom Blues, travel, community, podcasting, worldbuilding and more.
Check out the episode via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
Storyline Sessions
Adrian joined podcaster Marko B. on Storyline Sessions to talk about Mushroom Blues, blending genres, creating immersive experiences in writing, influences of social and political themes on fiction and many more interesting topics.
Check out the interview via: YouTube
Late Night Talk with Stephen Aryan
Adrian joined author Stephen Aryan on his YouTube interview series Late Night Talk, where they chatted about the ideas that evolved into Mushroom Blues, the world in which it is set, his inspirations and influences and more.
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Tales from the Bridge (Episode 93)
Adrian was featured on Tales from the Bridge podcast for their first episode of their “Emerging Author” series. During the interview, Adrian introduces listeners to fungalpunk, discusses Mushroom Blues and more.
Check out the episode via: Buzzsprout
Before We Go Blog (Text Q&A)
Adrian was interviewed by book blogger Eleni Argyró for the book blog Before We Go. During the text Q&A, they talked about Mushroom Blues, podcasting, fungalpunk, Japan, inspirations and more.
Read the interview here.
The Dragonfire Podcast (Episode 18)
Adrian joined co-hosts Jame L. Dulin and Nathan Klembara on The Dragonfire Podcast, talking about his inspirations, advice for indie authors, and how he developed a soundtrack to accompany his book.
Check out the episode via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify | YouTube
Fiction Fans Podcast (Episode 115)
Adrian joined his friends Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison for an episode of their podcast Fiction Fans to talk about FRANKENSTEIN by Mary Shelley! They gave Shelley some marketing advice a few years too late, ripped into some 1970s editors with bad opinions and questionable facts, and debated both authorial intent and reader interpretations across centuries.
Check out the episode via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
Page Chewing Podcast (Episode 50)
Join P.L. Stuart and Taylor from Maed Between the Pages for PAGE CHEWING episode 50 (!) as they talk to Adrian M. Gibson - Author, Podcaster, Director of TBRCon, Illustrator, and more! He does a little bit of everything in the bookish community and we can't wait to pick his brain about how he manages to do it all.
Check out the episode via: YouTube
Fiction Fans Podcast (Episode 25)
Adrian joined his friends Sara Carothers and Lilly Ellison for an episode of their podcast Fiction Fans. In their first show of 2022, many drinks were drunk as they talked about the books they enjoyed reading in 2021 (with absolutely zero parameters). Listen below and soak in some fantastic literature with them!
Check out the episode via: Apple Podcasts | Spotify
Bad Brownies Podcast (Episodes 22 & 23)
In November 2020, Adrian sat down in his backyard with his friend Drew, host of the Bad Brownies podcast, where they recorded a conversation for Drew’s podcast. They dug into Adrian’s life story leading to entrepreneurship, marriage, and parenthood, the difficulty in pursuing creative endeavors, how our relationship to limits controls our outcomes in life, where creativity/ideas come from, some beautiful insights from the lives of his parents, and how a psychedelic experience helped change his perspective on learning languages.
The conversation was split into two parts (the first is 55 minutes and the second is 47 minutes), and both are now available to download. You can also follow Bad Brownies on Instagram and visit their website.
Check out the episodes via: Anchor | Apple Podcasts | Spotify | Google Podcasts
Easy Daze Podcast (Episode 009)
In March 2020, in the midst of Coronavirus lockdowns, Adrian’s longtime friend Neil and his co-host Kavaun invited him to chat with them for a remote lockdown edition of the Easy Daze podcast.
During the episode, the three of them discussed current events transpiring around the world at that time, as well as a variety of other topics including self-motivation, creativity and staying on the right path in life.
Follow Easy Daze on Instagram and Facebook, and check out the episode via Apple Podcasts
