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.
In today's show we discover that Filipe's Pipe fear is symptomatic of a much deeper problem (and the direct result of ELO's poo poo touch), Chas sides with North Korea on the Rip Curl transgender controversy, David employs an AI bot to get YouTube famous, and an underground Saffa reminds us why core is cool. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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252 - The Grit! January 26, 2024
In today’s show Chas and David watch the flames rage as Steph joins Carissa as the 2nd of the impending exodus of the burning house, then Jason Mamoa attempts to douse with canned water, ESPN+ gets a freebie, and the boys advise for how to avoid forced friendship and expel a self-induced curse. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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251 - The Grit! January 19, 2024
It's happened, Carissa Moore announced her retirement from the WSL. David and Chas unpack her dignified exit and the repercussions before celebrating RFK Jr's surf session with Kelly, Billy's Da Hui win, and identifying why Cole Houshmand is destined to fill Slater's shoes in 2024. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy
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250 - The Grit! January 10, 2024
In today's show gargantuan show Chas reveals why grom abuse only hurts the abuser, David discovers the origin of Kelly's turtle obsession, the boys quantify the precise amount of time required to become a local, and ELO's poo poo touch reaches from the unemployment line to continue to dismantle surf biz. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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249 - The Grit! January 5, 2024
In today’s show David and Chas finally uncover Kelly’s predestined metamorphosis, surfing’s preeminent absurdist Vlogger hits his artistic zenith, Coco designs the blueprint for new partner paradigms, and the boys reveal while role play in the bedroom never one’s forecasted fantasy. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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248 - The Grit! December 29, 2023
In the final show of the year, Chas and David share the surprising story of how surfing has helped get guns off the street, Filipe Toledo’s secretly crafted narrative of fear, why the WSL’s CEO vacancy accidentally reveals their true mission, and Drummer Dave joins us from the great beyond to sign off the year. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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247 - The Grit! December 22, 2023
In today's show, the boys send a Christmas miracle to Baja, pro forma Tom Lochtefeld's latest endeavor, a disgraced YouTuber ventures back to the North Shore he defiled, Fast Eddie disappears amidst cancel culture controversy, and Chas preps for his greatest performance yet, The Nutcracker. Plus Barrel or Nah?!
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246 - The Grit! December 15, 2023
In today's episode Chas enters the Vlogosphere and makes his case for the death of the Pipe Masters while David stays sycophantic, Surfer Mag dives headlong into click-bait, PSCC sends a lusty siren call, a listener narrowly escapes death in Waco, and the boys explain why breaking a friend's board is never a faux-pas. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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245 - The Grit! December 8, 2023
In today’s show Chas and David celebrate Carissa Moore’s public appreciation of BeachGrit, uncover the hidden agenda behind Tahiti’s Teahupo’o Tower, question the WSL’s silence about their fallen #4 and reveal their attempt to silence Mason Ho, the finally unveil their plans to become faith healers. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
105 min
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244 - The Grit! December 1, 2023
In today’s show an old rivalry is inflamed as Chas vies for the role of surfing’s Anthony Bourdain, David advises the most petulant division of martial assets, the boys give tips to travel like royalty without riling the commoners, and advise for how imbibe grandly without kooking it at your holiday gathering. Enjoy!
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243 - The Grit! November 22, 2023
In today's gratitude themed show, David and Chas reveal the savvy surfboard shaper who's pivoting to the beer biz, discuss Kelly's kicking the turtle moon sandal aside for his new zoophilic partnership, question the cop on a quad who nearly maimed the children at V-Land, rank the best smile in surfing, and advise for how to melt the hearts of entire family this Thanksgiving. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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242 - The Grit! November 17, 2023
In today's show Chas and David discuss the great many break-ups in surfing this past week, RVCA splits with their entire team, JJF hints at a potential departure from the WSL (just as his brand sponsors the Pipe Pro), Keala excoriates the WSL's, and Saffa's Shaun Tomson and Ricky Basnett break ties in a very visceral and public fashion. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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241 - The Grit! November 10, 2023
In today's show Chas and David teach you how to deftly dodge legal liability, reveal the WSL's gaming of Guinness and undermining of surfing's street cred, get inside info on the Bethany v. Rip Curl contract dissolution, celebrate the benefits of being burned, and discover the world's hidden truths on page 3 of Google's search results. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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240 - The Grit! November 3, 2023
In today's episode David and Chas advise on how to avoid getting ousted by the grumpy local, identify the precise amount of grump to serve as a catalyst for growth, mistakenly un-grumpy one local, celebrate the benevolence of Andy Irons, rank the lowest paying/highest power jobs, and get baited into a high-speed pursuit! Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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239 - The Grit! October 26, 2023
In today's episode Chas and David offer a lesson in tweaker economics, explain why you ought never attempt to fuse a family vacation and a surf trip, reveal earth shattering news about one of the NBA's all-time most famous players, isolate how to foster "it" in a surf star, and tease apart the hypocrisy of why, in 2023, sex sells but no one's allowed to acknowledge it. Plus Barrel or Nah?!
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238 - The Grit! October 20, 2023
In today's show Chas and David explore the seedy underbelly of surfing's drug addled past; the dealers, the users, the fallout, alongside the risks and promise of stem-cells and opioids, all before weighing the costs of identifying as a "longboarder" and imploring you to support low-level hooliganism. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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237 - The Grit! October 13, 2023
In today's show Chas and David, usually the givers of medical advice, chase Shane Dorian as he bushwhacks his way to the fountain of youth, they predict Italo's transition from World Champ to world-class TikTok influencer, celebrate JMD's fashion risks, advise how to give your partner Deep Vein Thrombosis on the beach, and a listener discovers a potential cure for COVID. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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236 - The Grit! October 6, 2023
In today's show David and Chas rank the best and worst tradeshows to attend (from AVN to surf), celebrate Laird's transition from Dom to Sub, question the motives of Quiksilver's recent pandering to the core, quantify the number of surfers who actually watch pro surfing, attempt to identify the odor wafting in from Baja, and offer a solution to Sitzpinkler-confined females who've always wanted to stand. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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235 - The Grit! September 29, 2023
In today's show Chas and David discuss Alana Blanchard's defense of her husband against Stab Mag's muckraking, CJ Hobgood chimes in with insights into JJF vs Gabe's Tahiti fallout, they outline the solution to build a profitable Tour, listeners revolt against Chas's Sitzpickling, and they explain how to mimic the trill of surfing next time you're in a grocery story. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
67 min
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234 - The Grit! September 22, 2023
In today's show David and Chas memorialize this Autumnal equinox as the official day that Stab jumped the shark into the Inertia-verse, calculate the costs of operating as a corporate shill, marvel at the metamorphosis of Laird and Gabby in Gaird, extoll the virtues of a fanny pack as the ultimate surf bag, and explain the dangers of helping a bro out of their wetsuit. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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233 - The Grit! September 14, 2023
In today's show David and Chas discuss everything that was Finals Day and admit that you should probably listen to Kai Lenny and Kelly Slater's recap instead, they then campaign for #JusticeForCarissa, weep for Tyler, outline the dire omen for the WSL, and mark Finals Day as the nexus for an eventual dystopian surf future. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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232 - The Grit! September 8, 2023
In today's show and in preparation for Finals Day, Chas and David share perhaps the best surf poem ever written, "Yellow Belly with Lion Tatt", assess the Final Five field, celebrate the simple ingenuity of Coach Surfing, discuss the Surfline CEO's departure, tally the contributions of Jimmy Buffett, and seize the greatest opportunity in coastal real estate while potentially encouraging a heinous crime. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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231 - The Grit! August 31, 2023
In today's show, the ghost of Dora appears in Jupiter, Florida and Chas and David attempt to tease apart overt prejudice from covert racism, papa Toledo finally fesses up to a fear of Teahupo'o's bottom, the Saudi's make a play for Dirk's fledgeling biz, and peak unwarranted narcissism personified wreaks havoc at Pleasure Point. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!
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230 - The Grit! August 25, 2023
In our most divisive episode yet, Chas and David discuss the pro surfer turned election denier who was indicted alongside Trump, how their own patriotism may actually be better defined as xenophobia, posit that Ethan Ewing may be recovered for Finals Day, celebrate the immeasurable gifts of Greg Browning, and explain why you should be offended if anyone ever gifts you a diamond. Enjoy!
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229 - The Grit! August 17, 2023
In today's show David and Chas finger the man who will go down in history for killing surfing, they celebrate the phenomenal final at Teahupo'o and identify the single error that cost Gabe a shot at a fourth world title, Griffin Colapinto reveals himself as the actualized man-of-tomorrow, Caitlyn Simmers throat stomps Filipe Toledo, and in an unexpected twist, The Grit! becomes the last bastion for civil discourse in today's cancel culture. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!