Media

I am available for podcasts, blog interviews, video interviews and more. Head over to my contact page to send me a message.

I'm happy to discuss my published stories, novels, writing process, background and future plans. I'm especially keen on talking about writing tools, routines and creativity.

My media appearances to date are listed below.

Podcasts

• Narrative Damage: From The Dust Ep 1 - August 2026
• Narrative Damage: From The Dust Ep 2 - August 2026
• Narrative Damage: From The Dust Ep 3 - August 2026
• Narrative Damage: From The Dust Ep 4 - August 2026
• Narrative Damage: Under A Yellow Moon Ep 1 - July 2026
• Narrative Damage: Under A Yellow Moon Ep 2 - July 2026
• Murder Junction Episode 186 - David Goodman - June 2026
• The Le Carré Cast - Spy fiction as travelogue - June 2026
• In My Good Books - Episode 104 - June 2026
• The Conversation Coffee Break - David Goodman - June 2026
• Page One Extra - Writing spy thrillers with David Goodman - June 2026
• Quick Book Reviews - Interview with David Goodman - June 2026
• Confessions Of A Book Collector - April 2026
• Narrative Damage: Loki's Gift Ep 1 - March 2026
• Narrative Damage: Loki's Gift Ep 2 - March 2026
• Narrative Damage: Loki's Gift Ep 3 - March 2026
• The Binge Reading Book Club - February 2026
• Writer's Routine - David Goodman - February 2026
• The Spybrary Podcast - Interview with David Goodman - January 2026
• The Incident Room Bloody Scotland Takeover - November 2025
• AJ Hawley's World Of Crime - October 2025
• A Kick Up The Arts with Nicola Meighan - Bloody Scotland 2025
• In My Good Books Podcast - September 2025
• Scots Whay Hae Bloody Scotland Debut Prize Panel - July 2025
• Off The Shelf with Pause Books - Episode 109 - July 2025
• The Conversation with Nadine Matheson - Episode 109 - March 2025
• Write Now With Scrivener - Episode 46 - January 2025
• The Unfortunately... Podcast - Episode 4 - January 2025
• The Read and Buried Podcast - Episode 99 - Nov 2024
• Confessions of a Debut Novelist - Episode 3.43 - Oct 2024
• Page One - The Writer's Podcast - Episode 201 - Oct 2024 (video below)
• Write and Wrong Podcast - Episode 192 - Sep 2024
• Page One Christmas Special - Dec 2023 (video below)
• The Tiny Bookcase - Episode 118 - Mar 2023
• The Tiny Bookcase - Episode 119 - Mar 2023
• Starship Fonzie - Episode 11 - Feb 2022 (interview starts at 27 min)

Lectures and panels

• Arcadia Abroad Author Talk - January 2025

Radio

• Ruth's Reads, Lomond Radio (segment begins at 1hr mark) - August 2026
• The Arts Mix with Len Pennie, BBC Radio Scotland - September 2025
• Ruth's Reads, Lomond Radio (segment begins at 1hr mark) - September 2025
• D's Late Sunday Lunch, K107 FM (segment begins at 17m30s) - September 2025
• The Hoot and Holler Show with Ed McKeon, WESU FM - January 2025

Video

Recent video interviews, appearances and actual plays are embedded below.

Narrative Damage Actual Plays

I'm a regular cast member for the TTRPG actual play show Narrative Damage, appearing in a range of scenarios. The first episode of each scenario is below, and you can subscribe to the podcast RSS feed here.

From The Dust

I appeared in this live play as Agent Myriad, sewer inspector, in this Delta Green scenario.

Under A Yellow Moon

I appeared in this live play recorded at Cymera Festival as Roland Halliwell, feckless student, in this Cthulu by Gaslight scenario.

Loki's Gift

I appeared as Lord Wilbur Linklater in our first game, Loki's Gift, a Call of Cthulu scenario.

Writing Spy Thrillers with Page One Podcast

Also available as a podcast, here's the video version of my second interview appearance on the Page One Podcast, after the release of SOLITARY AGENTS.

Spybrary Podcast Interview with Bryan Boling

Also available as a podcast, here's the video version of my interview with Bryan Boling at Spybrary!

UK Crime Book Club Bloody Scotland Livestream

Myself and the two other winners of Bloody Scotland prizes this year (Tariq Ashkanani for the McIlvanney Prize and Marco Rinaldi for Pitch Perfect) were invited back to the UK Crime Book Club for a wee catchup. Thankfully I turned up on time this time around.

Scots Whay Hae! Bloody Scotland Debut Panel

Myself and the four other Bloody Scotland Debut Prize shortlisters were interviewed by Alistair Braidwood of Scots Whay Hae! The audio version of this is linked above.

UK Crime Book Club Livestream

I was interviewed by Caz from the UK Crime Book Club, along with Foday Mannah, as part of the Bloody Scotland Debut Prize. I appear at 25 minutes in (got my times mixed up) but it was a great conversation.

McDermid Debut Award Shortlist Panel

I was interviewed along with Nilesha Chauvet and Chris Bridges as part of my shortlisting for the Theakston Old Peculier McDermid Debut Award.

Page One - Episode 201 - Oct 2024

Page One - Christmas Special 2023

Interviews and articles

• I was included (at number 3!) in Tip Shipman's Best Spy Novels of 2026 roundup over on Spybrary (so far, he updates it through the year).
• I wrote a piece for the Express about my eight top spy authors in July 2026.
• I was included in an article by Tim Shipman about the ten spy thrillers he was looking forward to in 2026 on the Spybrary website in January 2026.
• The Booktrail published a location map of my book, along with my article about East Africa and the locations of A Reluctant Spy in December 2025
• I was featured in a story about the Denny Book Blether in the Falkirk Herald in November 2025.
• I was interviewed for the Bloody Scotland newsletter in August 2025.
• My local newspaper The East Lothian Courier wrote a story about the McDermid Award win.
• I was interviewed by Matt Nixson at the Daily Express after 'A Reluctant Spy' won the McDermid Debut Award 2025.
• Here's the official press release about the McDermid Debut Award win.
• I was interviewed by Scottish Field for their regular feature 'The Good Books', talking about the books that have inspired and bested me over the years.
• I was interviewed as part of this article on the Literature & Latte (makers of Scrivener) blog on the transition from hobbyist writer to trade publishing.
• I did an interview with the Theakston's Old Peculier Crime Writing Festival as part of my shortlisting for the McDermid Debut Award.
• I wrote an article for Grab This Book about my 'Decades' book picks from the 1960s to the 2010s.
• I wrote an article for SHOTS Magazine on 'The Power of the Outsider' in November 2024.
• I was interviewed by Analog SF about my writing and inspirations, to go with the release of 'Best Practices for Safe Asteroid Handling in the Sept/Oct 2024 issue.
• I wrote a short article for the Express on my five favourite spy shows in September 2024.
• I was interviewed by Paul Burke for Crimetime in September 2024.
• I was interviewed for this long, in-depth piece by Uncanny Magazine in August 2024.
• I wrote an article for Luna Press about my story 'New Town' in the Nova Scotia Volume 2 anthology in July 2024.
• I was interviewed by Analog SF about my work and writing process, to coincide with the release of my story 'Hull Run' in their Jan/Feb 2024 issue.
• I was part of the December 2022 SFF Advent Calendar at Track of Words. I contributed an author spotlight interview, where I discussed my short fiction publications, getting an agent, writing and editing novels and the novel submission process.