Surf Talk Podcast. Scott Bass and David Lee Scales discuss all the latest news, gossip, rumor, and innuendo running through the surf industry and their local line-ups. www.SurfSplendorPodcast.com/category/spit/
Scott and David celebrate 200 episodes with merch, relearning how to pop-up, celebrating Scott's little known filmmaking history, cancelling Genghis Khan, predicting Filipe Toledo's future, and reframing Surfer Magazine's biblical status. Enjoy!
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199 - Spit! March 17, 2021
Play a round of Spit! Surf Trivia! David fails miserably and Scott only knows because Matt Warshaw fed him the answers. How will you fare? The boys also survey Kelly's rehab, pontificate on Pat O's presidential ambitions, and adjust 'CT hypotheses based on an official quarantine survey. Enjoy!
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198 - Spit! March 10, 2021
The WSL's charter flight touches down in Sydney without two World Title contenders! Scott and David survey the four key takeaways from BILLY, celebrate the surfboards that Andy Irons rode, the tens of thousands that our beloved Mike Eaton made, and analyze the culpability of the VALs in the line-up. Enjoy!
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197 - Spit! March 3, 2021
In today's episode Scott and David celebrate the return of Cape Fear, question their obsession with carnage, confront the realities of old age, and celebrate the hardest working surfboard shaper and the best bus driver in Byron. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!
79 min
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196 - Spit! February 25, 2021
Footage of Scott's board ding incident from last week has emerged! David and Scott assess fault before doing a deep analysis of how this updated 'CT schedule could jeopardize the WSL's most talented surfers. They also review part one of "Billy", celebrate Harry Bryant's hijinks, and shame prideful masculinity. Enjoy!
64 min
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195 - Spit! February 16, 2021
The next four events of the WSL's 'CT have been confirmed and Pat O' has left the building. Taj has selected his favorite shaper, Dane has elected to shine the limelight on his brethren, and Scott has erected an appreciation for accountability. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more!
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194 - Spit! February 10, 2021
In today's surfboard themed episode of Spit! the boys discuss the travails of replicating a magic board, discuss the sexiest shapers, lament how a pot belly hinders one's pop up, and make a case for golden Guns and wicked wood. Plus Dukes and Kooks. Enjoy!
99 min
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193 - Spit! February 3, 2021
David and Scott discuss the potential of WSL CT event at Lennox and the community backlash, Nev Hyman's relationship with Imelda Marcos, Curren's fiscal apathy, and they do a deep dive into the role dignity plays in localism. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy!
76 min
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192 - Spit! January 26, 2021
In today's show Scott and David celebrate the return of Taj, reveal why his boards are too small, calculate the ATP's investment in dodging COVID in Australia and what that means for the WSL, and advocate for spending more money on surfboards. Plus Dukes, Kooks and so much more! Enjoy!
77 min
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191 - Spit! January 20, 2021
David and Scott recap the Omega Swell that bombarded the North Shore and Pe'ahi this past Saturday; the shattering of the gender barrier, the record setting performances, back breaking mishaps (literally), and they also celebrate the immeasurable contributions of two fallen board building greats. Enjoy!
71 min
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190 - Spit! January 13, 2021
David and Scott discuss the endless winter swells that have been bombarding the North Pacific, the Mel families historic week at Mavericks, a heroic rescue at Santa Cruz Harbor, why single fins will resurrect surfing culture, and Scott invents yet another way to justifying burning someone. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy!
73 min
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189 - Spit! January 5, 2021
Breaking news from the WSL, Sunset and Steamer Lane are both cancelled. David and Scott discuss how this jeopardizes the rest of the '21 season and the WSL's solvency at large. They then design a post-WSL world and find solace in the endless run of swell that's been barraging Southern California coasts. Plus Dukes and Kooks. Enjoy!
76 min
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188 - Spit! December 30, 2020
Loyal parishioner Scott seeks absolution for selfish behavior during a recent run of swell and a pious David presides over the case before the two survey the COVID threat to the 2021 CT season and develop a strategy for sneaking a surfboard into a family vacation. Plus Duke or Kook! Enjoy!
59 min
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187 - Spit! December 22, 2020
David and Scott unpack the stuttered, infectious, and fraught start to the 2021 Championship Tour. They analyze Tyler's unconventional path to victory, JJF's overdue anointing, the few successes, the many fumbles, and WSL's disregard of their core audience and so much more. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy.
96 min
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186 - Spit! December 15, 2020
David and Scott discuss WSL CEO Erik Logan's contraction of COVID during the Pipe Masters, the subsequent suspension of the event, missteps that brought us here, who will take the blame, and how the rest of the 2021 season will be affected. Plus Christmas shopping tips, Dukes, Kooks, and much more!
104 min
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185 - Spit! December 8, 2020
David and Scott unpack the first day of competition for the 2021 season, make world title predictions, discuss the first ever Digital Triple Crown of surfing, opening day at Maverick's, and celebrate the life of Bruce Brown through his son's latest film. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy.
80 min
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184 - Spit! December 1, 2020
In today's show David and Scott analyze the 2021 CT athlete's as they descend on Pipeline amid COVID restrictions and an approaching 10' swell. Bold predictions are made and celebrations ensue, for power surfing and for 60 year old's who may or may not need assistance bum wiping. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and more! Enjoy!
79 min
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183 - Spit! November 24, 2020
In today's episode Scott and David discuss Channel Island's new ownership, backlash to JS's foreign trade policy, the best DadBod training regimes, the power of Lyon's Mane, and why Gidget would be cancelled in 2020. Enjoy!
84 min
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182 - Spit! November 17, 2021
David and Scott survey the WSL's 2021 tour announcement, the new stops, and not-so-grand finale. They then lament the state of the US education system, assess the toll that depression has wrought on the surf community, and get an important reminder about human being's need for compassion. Enjoy!
88 min
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181 - Spit! November 10, 2020
David chisels figureheads into surfing's Mount Rushmore while Scott shames a 13 year old girl and crickets chirp at WSL HQ instead of the Triple Crown's first horn. The boys then celebrate Taj's end of hibernation and John John's debut on Amazon Prime. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!
74 min
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180 - Spit! November 3, 2020
David and Scott discuss the discipline required to surf well beyond your 50s, why filmmakers should get out of the way of Andy's surfing, and why 13 year old females will be chiseled into the Mount Rushmore of surfing. Plus Dukes, Kooks, and much more!
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179 - Spit! October 28, 2020
David and Scott discuss the massive swell's bombarding Europe and why the world's best won't be riding them, why figure skating is more sporting than surfing, and why we all need to embrace our innate hypocrisy. Enjoy!
75 min
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178 - Spit! October 21, 2020
David and Scott discuss Fat Occy's Phoenix Tour, Dane's "well-rounded" wetsuit company, Wilko getting toe-tapped by a Great White, and receive fan feedback from a time machine! Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!
86 min
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177 - Spit! October 14, 2020
In today's episode David and Scott analyze whether Italo Ferreira will be our final world champ ever, why Jay Davies is the best surfer of 2020, why a 20 year old will spark a revolution, and how to address mental illness in your local lineup. A heady episode! Enjoy!
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176 - Spit! October 6, 2020
David and Scott offer a post-mortem of Surfer Magazine and their death rattle political endorsement, how dissension will affect brands who choose to weigh-in, and how Maurice Cole will save us all. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!