This first Berlin Footnote Sidenote leaves the route-map for a dispatch of performances, conversations, and stray transmissions. We begin at the Casino for Social Medicine on Sonnenallee, where Daniel Zander performs at a monthly Künstler-Künstlerin evening hosted by Annita Sleep. From there, a Wally George clip opens a door into Nikolas Schreck, Radio Werewolf, and the theatrical machinery of the Satanic Panic. The thread returns to Berlin through Ethan Gold and Ari Gold, who introduce Agnes to Schreck during the Berlinale. Schreck recounts a teenage vision of Weimar-era Berlin and the Romanisches Café, then reflects on Radio Werewolf's "Epiphany on the Freinberg." The episode then turns toward the Brothers Gold: Ari, Ethan, their mother Melissa Gold, Bill Graham's Berlin childhood and San Francisco afterlife, Herbert Gold, Father Verses Sons, Brother Verses Brother, and Ethan Gold's "I'm Always Sad." Episode Beats Casino for Social Medicine as a Neukölln third space, clinic, bar, mutual-aid room, and performance setting.Daniel Zander's performance at a monthly Kunstler-Kunstlerin evening.The Wally George Show, Radio Werewolf, and Nikolas Schreck's televised occult menace.Schreck's account of a past-life vision at the Romanisches Café."Epiphany on the Freinberg," Wagner's Rienzi, August Kubizek, and the dangerous mythic charge of political revelation.Ari and Ethan Gold as the Brothers Gold: twins, songs, family performance, and comic melancholy.Bill Graham as a Berlin-born Jewish child refugee who later helped define the modern rock concert.Ari Gold's Helicopter, grief work, Alejandro Jodorowsky, and psychomagic.Herbert Gold, Father Verses Sons, and Brother Verses Brother as late-family correspondence turned live-cinema odyssey.Ethan Gold's "I'm Always Sad" and the childhood image of the "depression stick."Credits Mentioned Agnes von WitzlebenDaniel ZanderAnnita SleepCasino for Social MedicineNikolas SchreckRadio WerewolfAri GoldEthan GoldHerbert GoldBill GrahamMelissa GoldAlejandro JodorowskySuggested Links Casino for Social Medicine: https://casinoooo.org/ Use for the venue and current events calendar. Their site describes the space as an anticapitalist collective café and bar at Sonnenallee 100.Casino for Social Medicine background: https://www.mjhartelova.com/casino-for-social-medicine Useful for a more descriptive summary of the Casino as a collectively run space and mutual-aid experiment.Anarchist School for Medicine / Rest Repair Revolt: https://iniradar.org/casino-for-social-medicine/ Relevant to the transcript's mention of free/low-cost bodywork, peer support, and clinic formats.Nikolas Schreck Bandcamp: https://nikolasschreck.bandcamp.com/music Best direct music/profile link found for Schreck; includes a short bio and current music links.Nikolas Schreck on MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/artist/e8032345-d849-4f04-958d-6904a7ca944b/releases Discographic reference for Schreck's solo releases and related external links.Radio Werewolf, The Lightning and the Sun on MusicBrainz: https://musicbrainz.org/release/d3016510-568a-45a8-a012-572a9b580fe7 The Brothers Gold: https://www.arigoldfilms.com/the-gold-brothers Official page for Ari and Ethan Gold's musical duo.Ethan Gold live/archive page: https://ethangold.com/live/ Useful for Ethan's official site and past Berlin-related performances.Brother Verses Brother: https://www.brotherverses.com/about Official film page; explains the one-take/live-cinema frame and the brothers' search for their father.Father Verses Sons: https://www.arigoldfilms.com/poems Official page for the book of mailed poems by Herbert Gold, Ari Gold, and Ethan Gold.Father Verses Sons publisher page: https://www.simonandschuster.com/books/Father-Verses-Sons/Herbert-Gold/9781644284261 Publisher/distributor page with book description and retail links.Bill Graham Memorial Foundation: https://billgrahamfoundation.org/about-bill/ Biographical link for Bill Graham's Berlin childhood and later role in American concert culture.Helicopter by Ari Gold: https://www.shortoftheweek.com/2016/02/20/helicopter/ Background and watch page for Ari Gold's short film about his mother's death in the helicopter crash with Bill Graham.Berlin Footnote Links Website: https://www.berlinfootnote.com/ Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BerlinFootnote Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinfootnote/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@berlinfootnote TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@berlinfootnote X: https://x.com/berlinfootnote Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584609611787 Berlin Footnote podcast: https://berlinfootnote.transistor.fm/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/berlin-footnote/id1865276684 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/52w1fLrykLgTAKCtAgMqG0 RSS feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/berlin-footnote ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
