BRENDAN GOECKEL

Show Runner - Producer - Writer - Director

Brendan serves as a multi-media professional dedicated to making the highest quality content possible from concept to completion. Working with budgets ranging from $3000 to $3 million, he's put together creative teams that have literally traveled the globe to deliver compelling stories that appeal to every age group and demographic. 

Brendan has contributed to teams that have created everything from broadcast television shows, to national political spots, PSAs, corporate promotional content and charitable fundraising commercials. Most recently, he's shifted gears into audio -- producing an original podcast, Star-Spangled Fascism with Dr. Bradley Hart. 

Brendan started his career as a still photographer working for the University of Georgia and then Georgetown University. While working at Georgetown, he took a post-production internship with a production company completing a National Geographic television special. That opportunity led to an incredible editing position at National Geographic headquarters, and ultimately a chance to shift into production.

Working as an independent Producer for National Geographic Explorer, the film Saving JJ won the National News and Documentary EMMY Award for Best Continuing Coverage of a Breaking News Story. Series Producing the archaeological mystery program, Digging for the Truth, his creative team crafted the highest-rated season premiere for the History Channel in 2007. Recently, the Star-Spangled Fascism podcast that he created with Dr. Hart reached 100,000 downloads within ten months, and peaked at #41 on the Apple-US-History podcast rankings in 2024.

Brendan resides in the Washington, DC area, is an avid Nationals fan, and loves a great plate of risotto.