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Berlin Footnote

Berlin Footnote

By: Agnes von Witzleben
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 Agnes von Witzleben self-declared cosmopolitan globalist, opportunistic archivist, and trespasser in other people's mythologies hosts a series of psycho-geographic footnotes, guided dérives, and GPS Audio Tours2025 - Berlin Footnote Social Sciences World
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  • Berlin Sidenote tx001a "Nikolas Schreck, the brothers Gold, and the depression stick"

    Berlin Sidenote tx001a "Nikolas Schreck, the brothers Gold, and the depression stick"
    May 2 2026
    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 BeatsCasino 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 MentionedAgnes von WitzlebenDaniel ZanderAnnita SleepCasino for Social MedicineNikolas SchreckRadio WerewolfAri GoldEthan GoldHerbert GoldBill GrahamMelissa GoldAlejandro JodorowskySuggested LinksCasino 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-medicineUseful 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/musicBest 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/releasesDiscographic 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-a012-572a9b580fe7The Brothers Gold: https://www.arigoldfilms.com/the-gold-brothersOfficial 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/aboutOfficial film page; explains the one-take/live-cinema frame and the brothers' search for their father.Father Verses Sons: https://www.arigoldfilms.com/poemsOfficial 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/9781644284261Publisher/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 LinksWebsite: https://www.berlinfootnote.com/Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BerlinFootnoteInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/berlinfootnote/YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@berlinfootnoteTikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@berlinfootnoteX: https://x.com/berlinfootnoteFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61584609611787Berlin Footnote podcast: https://berlinfootnote.transistor.fm/Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/berlin-footnote/id1865276684Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/52w1fLrykLgTAKCtAgMqG0RSS feed: https://feeds.transistor.fm/berlin-footnote ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★
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    26 mins
  • Berlin Footnote tx001 "Charlottengrad and the sunken village of Lietzow"

    Berlin Footnote tx001 "Charlottengrad and the sunken village of Lietzow"
    Feb 9 2026

    Berlin Footnote is a psychogeographic audio series. A map made of detours.

    We follow Berlin’s subconscious through courtyards, side-streets, lake edges, and hidden passageways where the official story frays and other voices slip through.


    Transmission 001 begins at an enigmatic concrete banana under the bridge at Stuttgarter Platz and drifts into Charlottengrad, towards Lietzensee.

    It’s a walking tour not limited to those who are physically taking it.

    We visit diasporic bookstores, local characters, historical oddities, Vladimir Nabokov’s Berlin as a flickering double-exposure, as well as Aleister Crowley lurking at the edges of Weimar nightlife.

    Plus legends that won’t stay buried: the sunken village of Lietzow, as well as the Eternal and inevitable resuscitation of the white lady of Hohenzollern .


    What you’ll hear


    • A guided walk with story-driven stops (listen anywhere)
    • Neighborhood history + folklore, mythologies stitched into one signal +
    • Bonus context, misfiled footnotes, and music

    Homepage: https://www.berlinfootnote.com

    YouTube trailer: https://www.youtube.com/21qdwBPrX7o

    Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/BerlinFootnote

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    Credits & thanks

    Places & partners


    • Zum Hecht
    • Happy-Go-Lucky Hostel
    • Klick Kino
    • Music Train Records
    • Hedayat Persian Bookstore & Café
    • Gelkion Russian Bookstore
    • Michael Thomas Schröder Stiftung
    • Gallery 15
    • Balavat
    • Bürger für Lietzensee e.V. — Chairman Michael Wassiluk
    • Parkhaus am Lietzensee e.V. — Chairs Carsten Knobloch & Katja Baumeister-Frenzel


    People


    • Ludwig Füllen
    • Renate von Charlottenburg
    • Hans von Döhren & Gunde von Döhren
    • Roland Reither
    • Marilena Mannevy
    • Anne Jelena Schülte
    • Daniel Zander
    • Christian Flemm
    • Jesse Larner
    • Thorsten Fleisch
    • RBB Mitarbeiter Chor
    • Hilde Wasserkampf
    • Anissa Nyamhandu
    • Devin Scheimberg


    Music

    Special thanks to Wolfgang Reiner, Mary Ocher, and Bobber Li for the incredible music.

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    1 hr and 13 mins
  • Berlin Footnote Transmission 0.5 - A glimpse of a future recollection

    Berlin Footnote Transmission 0.5 - A glimpse of a future recollection
    Dec 30 2025

    This is the 0.5 transmission of Berlin Footnote, from Agnes von Witzleben. "A glimpse of a future recollection". A teaser for the first tour "Charlottengrad and the sunken village of Lietzow" Audio tour, Podcast and Micro-Museum exhibit. We begin our journey under the bridge at the Charlottenburg S-bahnhof, then Vladimir Nabokov activates a portal as we move to Zum Hecht and discuss Kommune eins and the Situationists on our way to the Klick Kino.

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    12 mins
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