The Grit! is a weekly show co-hosted by David Lee Scales and Chas Smith discussing the most scintillating headlines from the surf world and BeachGrit.com. Part of the Surf Splendor Network.
Circe Wallace is a former pro snowboarder who transitioned in talent management to help athletes like Paul Rodriguez, Travis Rice, and Torah Bright focus on what their best at while building a system to support their long term goals. She joins Chas and David to discuss youth prodigies, how famous athletes can maintain mental health, and how to to navigate cancel culture in 2021. Plus Barrel or Nah! Enjoy!
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104 - The Grit! February 25, 2021
Today Chas and David track the evolution of surfing becoming an elitist sport, devise how Deivid Silva will beat JJF at Margs, lament how Kelly Slater hates podcasters, and try hard to not dance to Michael Jackson. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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103 - The Grit, February 19, 2021
We're back! Chas and David discuss the cancellation of the BWWT, Pat O's departure from the WSL, Chuck Patterson's spraying David in the face with gravel, and why you should take surfing very, very seriously. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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102 - The Pow! February 12, 2021
Chas abandons the deep blue to chase that white powder.
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101 - The Grit! January 28, 2021
Is January 2021 the high water mark or the lowest point ever in surfing's history? Chas and David survey both sides of the equation. Chas gets cancelled thanks to flippant remarks in last week's show. Tom Curren finds a free scrubber and David is wooed by BeachGrit's journeyman poets. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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100 - The Grit! with Chuck Patterson
Real life action figure and multi-disciplinary master Chuck Patterson joins the show to spar back at the mud slung from David and Chas in last week's show. Chuck explains why he uses poles to surf ski, fantasizes about skiing through a tube at Chopes, and explains why four Big Macs are the perfect appetizer before any fancy meal. Plus he plays Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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099 - The Grit! January 14, 2021
In today's show David and Chas discover why quinquagenarian's are ruling surfing, how posting selfies will bump you into a new tax bracket, and why you should never ever valet your car. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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098 - The Grit! January 7, 2021
David and Chas ring in the New Year by discussing the price tag for selling one's hard earned spot at Pipeline, that time Johnny Boy punched a woman, bid a fond farewell to the WSL's 2021 season, and Chas kisses surfing goodbye and embraces the pow. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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097 - The Grit! for Christmas Eve!
In this special Christmas Eve edition of The Grit! David and Chas reflect on the year that was, locate the source of all Kelly’s frustration, give him the gift of an Olympic berth, and explain why you should never offer to play Santa. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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096 - The Grit! December 17, 2020
Chas and David break down how the CEO of the WSL contracted Coronavirus during the CT presented by Corona, how they missed epic days at Backdoor, how it will affect the rest of the 2021 season, and why they will follow Stab's biz model, who followed us. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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095 - The Grit! December 10, 2020
In today's show Chas and David unpack the opening days of the 2021 'CT season, including the fatal shark attack at Honolua, Phat Philly's new physique, the WSL cashing tokens on TWright's earnest cause, and rank the most depressing Christmas movies of all time. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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094 - The Grit! December 3, 2020
David and Chas discuss how Surfline is poised to execute the WSL's long sought goal of making a consumer of the non-surfer, why Julian and Jordy can kiss a world title goodbye, and why Gabriel will be his own greatest foe. Plus, Mullets, Shower Beers, and much more! Enjoy!
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093 - Thanksgiving Reports From Hell
Happy Thanksgiving! As a token of our gratitude to you, Chas Smith teases you with chapter two of Reports From Hell. Very barrel! Enjoy!
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092 - The Grit! November 20, 2020
Matt Warshaw joins the show to discuss Vloggers' role in surf history then Chas and David discuss how outsourced manufacturing is affecting the US's largest board building hub, why the '21 'CT season finale lacks gravitas, and they blueprint an anti-depressive guide to surviving the holidays with family. Enjoy!
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091 - The Grit! November 6, 2020
Chas and David discuss the punch-up at Nazare, Jamie O'Brien's selfish dictatorship, why you should never trust polls, and provide a plan for unity and reform for this divided nation. Important work being done here! Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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090 - The Grit! October 30, 2020
Chas returns and regales David with dreams of million dollar tubes in California's meth capital, then the boys discuss Tom Butler's decry of the BWWT, their plans to Shanghai KoloheAndino.com and the ideal Rumspringa conditions. Enjoy!
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089 - The Grit! with Devon for October 23, 2020
Devon Howard sits in for Chas Smith to discuss the Cuervo Surf Classic, why surf brands should stay out of politics, and the first time he got spit out at Pipe and the heavy who sent him to the beach (simultaneously). Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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088 - The Grit! October 16, 2020
Chas and David explain why surfers and surf media who subvert the surf industry make more money, why you should homeschool your children, how to catch a whale, and how to find a wife in YouTube's comment section. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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087 - The Grit! October 8, 2020
In response to Hollywood's adaptation of Barbarian Days, David and Chas rank the worst surf films of all time, celebrate the raucous life of Michael Tomson, bid a fond farewell to Surfer Magazine, and play a round of Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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086 - The Grit! Live from Cabo!
Live from a remote, private pointbreak in Cabo San Lucas, Chas and David discuss the dumbassery of COVID protocol, the immorality of hosting the Pipe Masters, and the pleasures and pitfalls of sex work! Plus Barrel or Nah! Enjoy!
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085 - The Grit! September 11, 2020
In today's episode Chas and David analyze Peter Schroff's contributions and deductions from surfing, Kelly as the mediator of the Slater family, Occy's callous bedside manner, and why self care yields feeblemindedness. Plus Barrel or Nah?!
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084 - The Grit! September 4, 2020
The surf world gets litigious! Chas and David discuss the legal blow that may finally sink the WSL, whether John John has ever tasted Monster Energy, and why planetary alignment provides all of life's answers. Plus Barrel or Nah! Enjoy!
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083 - The Grit! August 28, 2020
Imagine Macaulay Culkin making a pilgrimage to Lemoore to be branded with a WSL logo on his butt cheek so that he can be spit from Kelly's birth canal. This is 2020 and it's a potential reality, right alongside Morgan Cibilic earning the inaugural Surfing the Net world title! Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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082 - The Grit! August 21, 2020
In this family legacy themed episode, Chas and David reflect on the genesis of life and the ultimate expression of love spewed forth into Mother Ocean, Chas laments the end of a bloodline and finally accepts Mick Fanning as a refuge from chaos (if not boredom). Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!
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081 - The Grit! with Devon Howard on Chas' Birt...
Devon Howard comes to celebrate Chas' birthday and the boys imbibe in a morning tequila before discussing Cancel Culture, the Stumble At The Ranch, the Curren family crisis, and why it's unwavering importance to make out with your husband/wife. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!