anthony: brendan nash is a historian who gives walking tours highlighting the weimar era s more famous ex-pats. else edelstahl is a promoter of 20s-themed events throughout the city. la pustra has been called cabaret s darkest muse. he s the creator of kabarett der namenlosen a weimar-era theatrical event that reimagines cabaret culture of the 20s with dark, brooding sexual undertones. we meet at grosz in west berlin. though promised 1920s-style classic fare, i was, in this regard, disappointed. the food was excellent, though. germany s cool with, you know, come to our country, get high and party. else: it s not germany, it s berlin. anthony: it s berlin. else: and in berlin, we say, berlin is not germany, you know?