STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with James Dier aka $mall ¢hange and Guests

About STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS with James Dier aka $mall ¢hange and Guests

STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS are part of the STARK REALITY podcast hosted by James Dier aka $mall ¢hange, a DJ and record collector based in NYC, featuring short mixes or playlists from his dope guests from around the world. Following each STARK REALITY in-depth interview, Jim’s guests create an exclusive playlist based on their musical taste, political interests or pretty much anything they want to do...subscribe to both the interviews and the playlists, now available on your favorite podcast platform or live & direct on jasoncharles.net Podcast Network 🔴MUSIC Channel For more information about Jim Dier aka Small Change go to www.djsmallchange.com (https://djsmallchange.com/)

Publisher

JASONCHARLES.NET PODCAST NETWORK

Category

music

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

7 Apr 2021

Latest episode

1 Dec 2025

Latest episodes

37 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   1 Dec 2025

   STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS Episode 82 GEOFFREY WILSON aka REVEREND ROBERT SINEWAVE's Spirit Jazz & Avant Vibes Head Soundz Mix

   For Episode 82 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS, Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange re-rolls out the tattered red carpet for another exclusive mix from GEOFFREY WILSON aka DJ REVEREND ROBERT SINEWAVE. This time around, live & direct from New Orleans, Geoffrey goes deep into spirit jazz and avant vibes with some classics and deep cuts from folks like Alice Coltrane, Pharoah Sanders, Albert Ayler, Horace Tapscott, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Joe Henderson, Marion Brown, etc etc - 2 1/2 hours of proper head soundz. Having spent close to a decade working in the International House Hotel in New Orleans, Ocotillo in Phoenix, and Multnomah Whiskey Library in Portland, OR, Geoffrey has honed his skill and earned the honor of Best Bartender in Chicago in 2008 and Phoenix in 2014. In addition to this, he's made fancy cocktail ice in Portland, has an extensive record collection (duh) and now semi-retired in New Orleans, although he does keep busy consulting and working on various projects for folks. If you find yourself in the area, be sure to follow his Instagram @rev_robertsinewave (https://www.instagram.com/rev_robertsinewave) and join in the fun. Ask him about his purple Chucks. To hear the all new STARK REALITY Interview with Jim and Rev Robert, recorded November 3rd, 2025, go to Episode 81 of STARK REALITY (https://jasoncharles.net/podcast/stark-reality/new-geoffrey-wilson-aka-reverend-robert-sinewave-returns-the-stark-reality-follow-up-interview/), where they go deep into a number of things happening politically plus music and cocktail sidebars as to be expected. Since our last conversation several years ago (https://jasoncharles.net/podcast/stark-reality/geoffrey-wilson-aka-reverend-robert-sinewave-the-stark-reality-interview/) (hard to believe, time flies) which you can hear on Episode 10 of STARK REALITY with Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange (https://jasoncharles.net/podcast/stark-reality/geoffrey-wilson-aka-reverend-robert-sinewave-the-stark-reality-interview/), Geoffrey has escaped from White Wakanda (aka Portland) and moved to NOLA. Go to Episode 11 of STARK REALITY (https://jasoncharles.net/podcast/stark-reality/dj-reverend-robert-sinewaves-exclusive-420-themed-stark-reality-playlist/)to hear Geoffrey's first exclusive playlist for us, when the conversation fell around 4/20 and inspired an all weed-flavored mix (https://jasoncharles.net/podcast/stark-reality/dj-reverend-robert-sinewaves-exclusive-420-themed-stark-reality-playlist/) including deep funk, classic rock, soul, jazz, world, reggae and '80s and '90s hip-hop, along with a few surprises... For all of Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange's in-depth interviews and exclusive guest playlists, Subscribe to both STARK REALITY and STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stark-reality-playlists-episode-70-shirley-brahas-new/id1562000503?i=1000664174423), Mixcloud or live & direct on uptownradio.net / jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel's STARK REALITY Series Page (https://jasoncharles.net/show/stark-reality/) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

2. 

   25 Jul 2025

   STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS Episode 80 JULIA POPESCU's Noisy & Raw Punk Favorites

   For Episode 80 of STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS, guest JULIA POPESCU serves up a properly noisy and raw playlist of punk favorites, featuring Bad Brains, Fugazi, Bikini Kill, The Warmers, Patti Smith Group and much more. Multi-disciplinary artist JULIA POPESCU shows under Snakes for Hair, her Tarot and candle company. Her work references '90s analog media and the occult, with a punk twist. Her spiritual practice is based on magick, manifestation and transformation for all. No one is free until everyone is free. Her site is www.snakesforhair.com (https://snakesforhair.com/) and her IG is @snakes4hair (https://www.instagram.com/snakes4hair/) To hear Julia's Stark Reality in-depth interview with Host James Dier aka $mall ¢hange, where they go deep on politics and Palestine, zine culture from back in the day, her DC punk roots and much more, go to Episode 79 of STARK REALITY (https://jasoncharles.net/podcast/stark-reality/julia-popescu-the-stark-reality-interview/) wherever you get your podcasts. For all of Host James Dier aka DJ $mall ¢hange's in-depth interviews and exclusive guest playlists, Subscribe to both STARK REALITY and STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS on Apple Podcasts (https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/stark-reality-playlists-episode-70-shirley-brahas-new/id1562000503?i=1000664174423), Mixcloud or live & direct on uptownradio.net / jasoncharles.net Podcast Network Music Channel's STARK REALITY Series Page (https://jasoncharles.net/show/stark-reality/) See omnystudio.com/listener (https://omnystudio.com/listener) for privacy information.

3. 

   16 Jun 2025

   STARK REALITY PLAYLISTS Episode 78 DJ CATO's Bumping Global House, Amapiano and Afrobeat Sounds

   DJ CATO shares an exclusive 90-minute mix of global house, Amapiano, and Afrobeat sounds, showcasing diverse musical influences and dancefloor energy in this episode.

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