The Grit!

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The Grit! is a twice monthly show hosted by David Lee Scales and featuring guest Chas Smith discussing the most scintillating headlines from BeachGrit.

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April 1, 2023 New

209 – The Grit! April 1, 2023

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In today's especially foolish episode David and Chas predict the ultimate rivalry upset at Bells (Tall Man v. Bald Man:

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March 23, 2023 New

208 – The Grit! March 23, 2023

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In today's show David and Chas throw a retirement party for surfers (and a brand) who were effectively fired last

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March 16, 2023 New

207 – The Grit! March 16, 2023

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Alas, Chas has found his grit again! Today he and David painstakingly count every spectator on the beach in Portugal

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March 9, 2023 New

206 – The Grit! March 9, 2023

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In today's show we reveal the latest Blood Feud between iconic surf filmmakers, analyze which Andino has better career stats,

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February 24, 2023

205 – The Grit! February 24, 2023

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? In today's show Chas and David explain why it's time to pay more for surfboards, why Zeke Lau will

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February 17, 2023

204 – The Grit February 16, 2023

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In today's show social warfare is waged against Chas and David as they attempt to tiptoe through Kelly Slaters public

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February 9, 2023

203 – The Grit! February 9, 2023

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? In today's episode Chas and David defend Carissa Moore against the WSL's assault on woman's surfing, celebrate Jack Robinson's

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February 2, 2023

202 – The Grit! February 2, 2023

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? In today's show Chas and David recap day one of the Pipe Pro, reveal their new fav surfer who

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January 26, 2023

201 – The Grit! January 26, 2023

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In today's episode Chas and David the lifeguard to took the day off to win the most prestigious surf event

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January 19, 2023

200 – The Grit! January 19, 2023

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Congratulations on making it through 200 episodes of this. We commend you. Today Chas and David reflect on 4+ years

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January 13, 2023

199 – The Grit! January 12, 2023

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In today's show Chas and David discuss why the Eddie didn't go, how Surfline will revolutionize the way we consume

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January 5, 2023

198 – The Grit! January 5, 2023

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A tragic start to 2023 as Nazare claims its first casualty and one of actions sports' culture shifters meets an

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December 29, 2022

197 – The Grit! December 29, 2022

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? Sending off 2022, David and Chas recap the top stories of the year, make predictions for 2023, celebrate the

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December 23, 2022

196 – The Grit! December 23, 2022

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In today's show Chas and David discuss why they miss quarantine, survey the most terribly brilliant business moves of 2022,

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December 16, 2022

195 – The Grit! December 16, 2022

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In today's show David and Chas discuss the disturbing degradation of American youth as it relates to burgeoning pro surfers,

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December 9, 2022

194 – The Grit! December 9, 2022

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In today's show Chas and David dig into the story behind why all the male CT surfers have withdrawn from

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December 1, 2022

193 – The Grit! December 1, 2022

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In today's show Chas and David investigate why skateboarding's heroes share so many more skeletons than pro surfers, how Stab

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November 24, 2022

192 – Thanksgiving Grit!

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Feast yourself on a holiday episode of The Grit! Chas and David shirk family obligations just to tell you about

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November 18, 2022

191 – The Grit! November 18, 2022

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In today's episode David and Chas identify and pay homage to the surf world's most inventive, prolific, and entirely unsung

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November 11, 2022

190 – The Grit! November 11, 2022

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In today's gargantuan show David and Chas discuss the implosion of Netflix's bid to buy the WSL, the aching nostalgia

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November 4, 2022

189 – The Grit! November 4, 2022

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In today's show Chas and David confront an existential revolt from within their own audience! They then weigh the thrills

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October 27, 2022

188 – The Grit! October 27, 2022

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In today's show David and Chas explain why self-awareness is the antithesis of "cool", fret for Nathan Florence's moral purity,

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October 20, 2022

187 – The Grit! October 20, 2022

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Back at center on the space/time continuum, David and Chas return to discuss Emrata and Gisele's love lives and how

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October 13, 2022

186 – The Grit! October 13, 2022

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In today's very special episode, Chas has his world rocked by (a very woke) Kevin Miller (worshiper of ELO), Hulet

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October 6, 2022

185 – The Grit! October 6, 2022

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We start the show with some important personal news before Chas and David welcome Jamie Brisick to the podcast. The

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September 30, 2022

184 – The Grit! September 30, 2022

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In today's show David and Chas reflect on the life of Chris Davidson and ponder where to define the boundary

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September 23, 2022

183 – The Grit! September 23, 2022

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Florida Surf Film Fest founders Kevin Miller and John Brooks join David and Chas to discuss the WSL's most recent

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September 16, 2022

182 – The Grit! September 15, 2022

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In today's show, Chas and David gawk at The Stoked Bloke's voyage into The Upside Down, finally determine whether or

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September 9, 2022

181 – The Grit! September 9, 2022

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In today's episode Chas tells, in vivid detail, his experience, being on the cobblestones at Lowers yesterday for Finals Day;

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September 2, 2022

180 – The Grit! September 2, 2022

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In today's Fight Club themed episode, Chas and David are overwhelmed by surf rage that's infiltrated our line ups. They

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August 25, 2022

179 – The Grit! August 25, 2022

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? Today David and Chas, through excessive use of journalistic rigor, discover that truth is stranger than fiction. They uncover

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August 18, 2022

178 – The Grit! August 18, 2022

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What does the size of your lei say about you? Is it really "equality" if you don't offer equal opportunity?

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August 12, 2022

Bye Week – Out With Covid!

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Hey all, David here just checking in to regretfully inform you that our whole house is down with Covid! It's

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August 5, 2022

177 – The Grit! August 5, 2022

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In today's episode Chas embarks on a brand new quest to find nymphomaniacal Russian sex bots, while David seeks to

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July 28, 2022

176 – The Grit! July 28, 2022

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Live from Oklahoma City, Chas is midway through an epic quest across this great nation to find mythical non-surfing World

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July 21, 2022

175 – The Grit! July 21, 2022

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In today's show David and Chas abandon childhood dreams of ever surfing Maalaea, advise on how to prevent the erosion

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July 14, 2022

174 – The Grit! with Daniel Duane

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Author Daniel Duane joins us to discuss his new podcast series, "Reunion: Shark Attacks in Paradise" and the bizarre peculiarities

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July 7, 2022

173 – The Grit! July 7, 2022

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In today's episode Kelly hoots a 14 year old into the wave of his life only to be burned by

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July 1, 2022

172 – The Grit! June 30, 2022

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? Today's show is packed with illustrious guests. First, Sports Illustrated writer Brandon Sneed joins us to discuss the insights

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June 23, 2022

171 – The Grit! June 23, 2022

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In today's show Jack Robinson announces his transition into identifying as Brazilian, Griff dodges death threats from Filipe fans, the

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June 11, 2022

170 – The Grit! June 11, 2022

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Florida Surf Film Fest co-founder Kevin Miller joins David and Chas to discuss the yin and yang of Gerry Lopez,

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June 3, 2022

169 – The Grit! June 3, 2022

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In today's show Chas Zooms in from an undisclosed European island to discuss the importance of self pampering before embarking

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May 26, 2022

168 – The Grit! May 26, 2022

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In this week's episode Chas makes major amends to many aggrieved listeners while deviating even further from grittiness, gets ghosted

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May 19, 2022

167 – The Grit! May 19, 2022

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In today's show Chas and David delve into the sultry world of ASMR, Chas faces the harsh backlash from a

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May 12, 2022

166 – The Grit! May 12, 2022

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? In today's show David and Chas discover that everything is waves and attempt to air-rev over the Vortex of

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May 5, 2022

165 – The Grit! May 5, 2022

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In a first ever effort, Chas and David avoid any negative notions and blast beams of positivity as they celebrate

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April 29, 2022

164 – The Grit! April 29, 2022

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In today's episode Chas does a deep review of Make or Break's first half of the season, David ponder's Caroline

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April 21, 2022

163 – The Grit! April 21, 2022

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In today's show David and Chas find a new billionaire philanthropist to prop up professional surfing, ELO gets boo'd off

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April 15, 2022

162 – The Grit! April 15, 2022

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Huge news breaking from Australia where CT surfers are threatening to boycott Margaret River. In today's show Chas and David

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April 8, 2022

161 – The Grit! April 8, 2022

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In today's show David and Chas explain how Brazilian supermodels have upended the Brazilian storm, analyze who would win in

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April 1, 2022

160 – The Grit! April 1, 2022

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In today's show Chas explains what it feels like to be slapped like Chris Rock and why Kelly looked like

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March 24, 2022

159 – The Grit! March 24, 2022

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The greatest gift of our time has landed in our inbox and we're thrilled to share with you herein. Enjoy!

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March 18, 2022

158 – The Grit! March 18, 2022

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Chas and David catch up after this week's listener get-together/book reading. We reveal Devon Howard's take on the Joel Tudor

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March 14, 2022

157 – The Grit! March 14, 2022

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Chas is back stateside and ready to unpack current World Champ Joel Tudor's suspension from the WSL and the reason

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March 3, 2022

155 – The Grit! March 3, 2022

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In today's show Chas fesses up to a dark fetish and a penchant for Gabriel's back foot, a former World

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February 24, 2022

154 – The Grit! February 25, 2022

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In today's episode David and Chas unpack the vanquishing of WSL Studios and what this means for professional competitive surfing,

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February 18, 2022

153 – The Grit! with Jamie Brisick!

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Jamie Brisick returns to tell us about his professional transition into podcasting, why he's taking a hatchet to the North

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February 10, 2022

152 – The Grit! February 10, 2022

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In today's show Chas and David marvel at Laird's colossal loss ($35 mill!), applaud Joel Tudor whistleblowing his employer, celebrate

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February 4, 2022

151 – The Grit! February 4, 2022

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Chas and David discuss Moana & Tati failing to seize a potential record-setting blood feud, Italo's excessive focus on making

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January 28, 2022

150 – The Grit! January 27, 2022

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This week on the North Shore, Kolohe gets punched, Eli Hanneman suffers near death injury at Pipe, Jonah Hill cops

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January 21, 2022

149 – The Grit, January 21, 2022

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In today's episode Chas and David get to the bottom of quicksand, find friendly locals at Fort Point, identify who

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January 14, 2022

148 – The Grit! January 14, 2022

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As predicted, 2022 is off to a morbid start. Line ups are crowded, Winter swells are growing, foil boards are

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January 7, 2022

147 – The Grit! January 7, 2022

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Chas is back in California, the Da Hui Backdoor Shootout turns up to an 11, Kangaroos are being rescued from

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December 31, 2021

146 – The Grit! December 31, 2021

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Today we time travel back to July 2019 where Chas and David Lee welcome Jamie Brisick to analyze why backwards

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December 23, 2021

145 – The Grit! from Italy!

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Happy Holidays! Chas calls in from the Italian Alps to regale us with stories of the 1% while David edifies

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December 16, 2021

144 – The Grit! December 16, 2021

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? In today's holiday episode, Chas and David right past wrongs, bend and blend gender categorization, advocate for everyday luxury

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December 9, 2021

143 – The Grit! December 9, 2021

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? This episode is dedicated to the Ladies Who Listen. Damn your male partners for forcing us upon you, but

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December 2, 2021

142 – The Grit! December 2, 2021

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David and Chas reveal the year's most dedicated listener (10,348 minutes logged thus far), determine which surfboard manufacturer has most

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November 24, 2021

141 – The Grit! November 24, 2021

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David and Chas follow Jake Burton's insistent celebration of individualism, question if Ben Gravy is this generations Reno Abillera, baffle

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November 18, 2021

140 – The Grit! November 18, 2021

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Chas and David unpack the latest entries in the Florida Surf Film Festival; why Alaska is already over-surfed and war-torn

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November 11, 2021

139 – The Grit! November 11, 2021

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In today's show Chas and David discuss the oddity of a "bidding war" to sponsor an athlete in 2021, find

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November 4, 2021

138 – The Grit! November 4, 2021

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? In today's show we uncover the blood tie between Gabriel Medina's biological father and the family Ferreira! Kai Lenny

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October 21, 2021

137 – The Grit! October 21, 2021

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In today's show Chas converts to a disciple of wave pools and surf self improvement, complete with posting footage of

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October 14, 2021

136 – The Grit! with Circe Wallace

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Action sports super agent and former pro snowboarder, Circe Wallace joins us to discuss how to maintain joy while cultivating

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October 7, 2021

135 – The Grit! October 7, 2021

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In today's episode we cover recent environmental disasters that were sparked by some of surf's biggest icons, account for the

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September 30, 2021

134 – The Grit! September 30, 2021

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In today's show Chas and David survey Huntington Beach's dark history, early welcome teenaged girls to the women's CT in

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September 23, 2021

133 – The Grit! September 23, 2021

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In today's episode, Pat O battles Ben Gravy in 16' Lake Michigan surf, Kamalei Alexander battles billionaire e-foilers, and Ian

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September 16, 2021

132 – The Grit! September 16, 2021

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Sure Finals Day was great, but imagine if you mixed in The Ultimate Surfer, added Jake Paul's YouTube boxing spectacle,

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September 10, 2021

131 – The Ultimate Grit, September 10, 2021

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? In today's show David and Chas analyze the outcry for Joe Turpel's cancellation, listen to the WSL's "kill them

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September 3, 2021

130 – The Grit! September 3, 2021

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In today's show David and Chas identify Ricardo Toledo's ambitions to become surfing's most aggressive Tiger Dad, Fernando Aguerre proves

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August 26, 2021

129 – The Grit! August 26, 2021

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Devon Howard joins us to discuss the Ultimate Surfer, the return of the World Longboard Tour, his ongoing blood feud

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August 19, 2021

128 – The Grit! August 19, 2021

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? In today's show David and Chas survey the mental maladies that plague Western society today and what drove one

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August 12, 2021

127 – The Grit! August 12, 2021

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Breaking news! The Tahiti Pro has been cancelled, David and Chas deliver and assess the news as it breaks. They

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August 5, 2021

126 – The Grit! August 5, 2021

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The 2022 CT schedule has been announced, Dave Prodan calls you a conspiracy theorist, Oaxaca is experiencing a COVID surge

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July 29, 2021

125 – The Grit! July 29, 2021

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In today's episode Chas and David debate a WSL's staffer's assertion that YOU (our audience) are anti-WSL, survey the trajectory

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July 22, 2021

124 – The Grit! July 22, 2021

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In today's episode Chas regales us with tales of sailing the Amalfi coast and reveals a dark Hawai'ian capital curse,

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July 9, 2021

123 – The Grit! July 9, 2021

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In today's episode David and Chas help guide listeners through the most important moments in life, lament how Gabriel's bad

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July 2, 2021

122 – The Grit! July 1, 2021

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? In today's episode David and Chas reveal the greatest unreported surf story of 2021, assess the second coming of

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June 24, 2021

121 – The Grit! June 24, 2021

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In today's episode Chas and David offer relationship (and surfing) advice to a young Lothario, survey unceasing trolling of Chris

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June 18, 2021

120 – The Grit! June 18, 2021

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In today's show David and Chas discuss exhibitionists in the line up, surf coaches slingin' weed, the WSL's latest slate

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June 11, 2021

119 – The Grit! June 11, 2021

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A boozy of a show! Chas in Cabo celebrating final edits on the new book and David calls in to

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June 5, 2021

118 – The Grit! June 4, 2021

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In today's episode David becomes a Belieber, Chas protects Vulnerable Adult Snowflakes in NYC, then they fight to defend Maya

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May 27, 2021

117 – The Grit! May 27, 2021

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In today's episode David and Chas outline a plan for the VAL can transition into an AL and why they

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May 20, 2021

116 – The Grit! May 20, 2021

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? SUPPORT In today's show Chas and David design the first two rules of Cringe Club, celebrate the beauty of androgyny,

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May 13, 2021

115 – The Grit! May 13 with Matt Warshaw

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Matt Warshaw joins David and Chas to plot the next phase of Project Ibelli before the boys spoil the winner

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May 6, 2021

114 – The Grit! May 6, 2021

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David and Chas blueprint the perfect plan for a wife (or family) swap, cultivate grit in Caio Ibelli, heart-emoji Byron

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April 30, 2021

113 – The Grit! April 30, 2021

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In light of the latest meritocratic offender, Chas makes a compelling case for gender pay inequality just before he and

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April 22, 2021

112 – The Grit! April 22, 2021

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In today's episode Chas tells the harrowing tale and round 3 of the Surf Media blood feud wherein Lil' Haberdasher

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April 15, 2021

111 – The Grit! April 15, 2021

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On today's show David reveals the audience's selection to name his unborn son, Chas evaluates Gabriel's earring selection at Newcastle,

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April 8, 2021

110 – The Grit! April 8, 2021

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In today's show Chas and David celebrate life and importance of community, through a retrospective of the work of Offrocker

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April 2, 2021

109 – The Grit! April 2, 2021

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In today's episode David and Chas discuss opening day at Newcastle, Italo's refractory period, Ben Gravvy's aspirationism, and the polarization

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March 25, 2021

108 – The Grit! March 25, 2021

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#ProjectIbelli is in full swing! David and Chas blueprint how The People will rebuild pro surf commerce before dissecting the

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March 18, 2021

107 – The Grit! March 18, 2021

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In today's episode Chas and David outline an overthrow of the surf industrial complex via "Project Ibelli" where YOU can

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March 12, 2021

106 – The Grit! March 12, 2021

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Chas and David do a deep into Tyler Wright's latest ESPN expose, predict Kelly's TikTok strategy for 2021, congratulate Gabriel

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March 4, 2021

105 – The Grit! with Circe Wallace

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Circe Wallace is a former pro snowboarder who transitioned in talent management to help athletes like Paul Rodriguez, Travis Rice,

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February 25, 2021

104 – The Grit! February 25, 2021

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Today Chas and David track the evolution of surfing becoming an elitist sport, devise how Deivid Silva will beat JJF

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February 19, 2021

103 – The Grit! February 19, 2021

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We're back! Chas and David discuss the cancellation of the BWWT, Pat O's departure from the WSL, Chuck Patterson's spraying

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February 12, 2021

102 – The Pow! February 12, 2021

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Chas abandons the deep blue to chase that white powder. We'll be back next week! Follow @SurfJournalist and @SurfSplendor to

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January 28, 2021

101 – The Grit! January 28, 2021

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Is January 2021 the high water mark or the lowest point ever in surfing's history? Chas and David survey both

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January 21, 2021

100 – The Grit! with Chuck Patterson

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Real life action figure and multi-disciplinary master Chuck Patterson joins the show to spar back at the mud slung from

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January 14, 2021

099 – The Grit! January 14, 2021

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In today's show David and Chas discover why quinquagenarian's are ruling surfing, how posting selfies will bump you into a

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January 7, 2021

098 – The Grit! January 7, 2021

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SUBSCRIBE David and Chas ring in the New Year by discussing the price tag for selling one's hard earned spot

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December 24, 2020

097 – The Grit! for Christmas Eve!

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SUBSCRIBE In this special Christmas Eve edition of The Grit! David and Chas reflect on the year that was, locate

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December 17, 2020

096 – The Grit! December 17, 2020

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SUBSCRIBE Chas and David break down how the CEO of the WSL contracted Coronavirus during the CT presented by Corona,

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December 10, 2020

095 – The Grit! December 10, 2020

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SUBSCRIBE In today's show Chas and David unpack the opening days of the 2021 'CT season, including the fatal shark

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December 3, 2020

094 – The Grit! December 3, 2020

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SUBSCRIBE David and Chas discuss how Surfline is poised to execute the WSL's long sought goal of making a consumer

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November 26, 2020

Thanksgiving Reports From Hell

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Happy Thanksgiving! As a token of our gratitude to you, Chas Smith teases you with chapter two of Reports From

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November 20, 2020

092 – The Grit! November 20, 2020

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SUBSCRIBE HERE Matt Warshaw joins the show to discuss Vloggers' role in surf history then Chas and David discuss how

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November 6, 2020

091 – The Grit! November 6, 2020

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Chas and David discuss the punch-up at Nazare, Jamie O'Brien's selfish dictatorship, why you should never trust polls, and provide

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October 30, 2020

090 – The Grit! October 30, 2020

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Chas returns and regales David with dreams of million dollar tubes in California's meth capital, then the boys discuss Tom

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October 23, 2020

089 – The Grit! with Devon for October 23, 2020

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Devon Howard sits in for Chas Smith to discuss the Cuervo Surf Classic, why surf brands should stay out of

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October 16, 2020

088 – The Grit! October 16, 2020

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Chas and David explain why surfers and surf media who subvert the surf industry make more money, why you should

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October 8, 2020

087 – The Grit! October 8, 2020

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? In response to Hollywood's adaptation of Barbarian Days, David and Chas rank the worst surf films of all time,

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September 25, 2020

086 – The Grit! Live from Cabo!

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Live from a remote, private pointbreak in Cabo San Lucas, Chas and David discuss the dumbassery of COVID protocol, the

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September 11, 2020

085 – The Grit! September 11, 2020

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In today's episode Chas and David analyze Peter Schroff's contributions and deductions from surfing, Kelly as the mediator of the

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September 4, 2020

084 – The Grit! September 4, 2020

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The surf world gets litigious! Chas and David discuss the legal blow that may finally sink the WSL, whether John

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August 28, 2020

083 – The Grit! August 28, 2020

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Imagine Macaulay Culkin making a pilgrimage to Lemoore to be branded with a WSL logo on his butt cheek so

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August 21, 2020

082 – The Grit! August 21, 2020

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In this family legacy themed episode, Chas and David reflect on the genesis of life and the ultimate expression of

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August 14, 2020

081 – The Grit! with Devon Howard for Chas’ Birthday

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Devon Howard comes to celebrate Chas's birthday and the boys imbibe in a morning tequila before discussing Cancel Culture, the

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August 7, 2020

080 – The Grit! August 7, 2020

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Kai Lenny's naïveté has aligned him with humanity's greatest villain. ELO free dives into the Surfing The Net world rankings.

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July 31, 2020

079 – The Grit! July 31, 2020

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In today's show Kelly Slater attacks a refugee, David finds love on the spectrum, Chas gets bullied by Bobby Martinez,

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July 27, 2020

078 – The Grit! July 27, 2020

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Cancel culture has claimed new victims since we last spoke! It's been a tough week for free speech. Chas and

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July 17, 2020

077 – The Grit! July 17, 2020

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Breaking news from the WSL: 2020 is cancelled. 2021 to feature a Pipe start, women at Teahupo'o, and the champs

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July 10, 2020

076 – The Grit! July 10, 2020

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In this Health Education episode of The Grit, Chas and David analyze patriotism vs racism, which American surfers are cancelled,

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June 26, 2020

075 – The Grit! June 26, 2020

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Language expert Chas Smith and civil rights expert David Scales discuss the sale of the WSL, the hypocrisy of cancel

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June 12, 2020

074 – The Grit! June 12, 2020

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In today's show two WASPs discuss land ownership, race relations, vaccine embedded nano bots, dad bods, and the power of

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June 5, 2020

073 – The Grit! June 5, 2020

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Chas and David discuss the hypocrisy of virtue signaling, quelling outrage, when to shut up, why Carissa needs a thicker

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May 29, 2020

072 – The Grit! with Travis Ferré

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Travis Ferré joins The Grit! to discuss Inherent Bummer's "Surf Film", What Youth, ABC's filming and guest roster for Ultimate

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May 22, 2020

071 – The Grit! May 22, 2020

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Chas and David celebrate The Grit!'s recent valuation, identify the true gangster of the pandemic, bow down to Laura Enever

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May 15, 2020

070 – The Grit! May 15, 2020

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Chas and David welcome Devon Howard back to the show for delivery of Chas's midlength! They talk Joel Tudor's Insta

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May 8, 2020

069 – The Grit! May 8, 2020

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May 8th, the most important day in surfing. To celebrate, Chas and David plan their next selfie alongside a wave

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May 1, 2020

068 – The Grit! May 1, 2020

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David and Chas welcome San Diego attorney AJ Bhowmik to learn about the legal ramifications for breached Governor Newsom's beach

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April 24, 2020

067 – The Grit! April 24, 2020

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The lynchpin that was the WSL's financial viability has been released. Chas and David discuss the inevitable freefall, the many

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April 17, 2020

066 – The Grit! April 17, 2020

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In today's show David goes surfing and Chas cops a fine for eating a Thai inspired salad. Chas then transfers

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April 13, 2020

065 – The Grit! April 11, 2020

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@Boardporn joins the show give his frontline account of COVID's impact on NYC and explain why it's inappropriate to surf

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April 3, 2020

064 – The Grit! April 3, 2020

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There is a light at the end of this quarantine tunnel! Chas and David share wonderful, non-hysterical news, resist the

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March 27, 2020

063 – The Grit! March 27, 2020

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Was Kelly involved in a plot to spread COVID and have the Olympics cancelled? Will economic crisis reinstate the family

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March 20, 2020

062 – The Grit! March 20, 2020

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Chas and David break quarantine protocol to commune at Album Surfboards and swap travel stories, plant seeds for a robust

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March 6, 2020

061 – The Grit! March 6, 2020

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In today's episode David and Chas survey the mental health of some surf industry notables, weigh journalist's responsibility and liability

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February 28, 2020

060 – The Grit! February 28, 2020

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What do you get when a surfer environmentalist hoards 18 million gallons of water in the desert? And when an

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February 18, 2020

059 – The Grit! Valenti(m)e’s Day!

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Devon Howard joins the show for a Valentine's threesome! Devon quizzes Chas and David on surf history a gift's the

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January 24, 2020

058 – The Grit! January 24, 2020

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In today's show Chas and David discuss current quivers, Sharknado's, abstinence vs moderation, Great White Trash, the Quietstroke, and the

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January 17, 2020

057 – The Grit! January 17, 2020

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In today's episode Chas and David welcome The Surfer's Journal's Shawn Parkin to discuss ELO's (CELO's) reemergence as CEO of

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January 3, 2020

056 – The Grit! January 3, 2020

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In today's show Chas and David confront resolution failures, prepare for a VR future, abstain from closeouts, and seek shelter

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December 20, 2019

055 – The Grit! December 20, 2019

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In today's episode Chas and David discuss the most sporting day in competitive surf history, the most winning interfering surfer

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December 13, 2019

054 – The Grit! December 13, 2019

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In today's episode Chas and David discuss the women who didn't charge Jaws, the oldest surfer to ever score a

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December 6, 2019

053 – The Grit! December 6, 2019

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In today's episode Chas and David investigate the disappearance of ELo, design a multi-million dollar Grit flavored vodka empire, shame

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November 8, 2019

052 – The Grit! with Scott Hulet, Matt Warshaw, and Kevin Miller

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In today's very special episode, Chas has his world rocked by (a very woke) Kevin Miller (worshiper of ELo), Hulet

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November 1, 2019

051 – The Grit! November 1, 2019

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In today's show Chas and David discuss the Blonde Ambition Tour, a 5 doctrine reformation, a strategy to dissuade VALs,

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October 24, 2019

050 – The Grit! October 24, 2019

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In today's episode Chas introduces (and subjects David to) a new segment, "Love Hurts". The boys then discuss why surf

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October 18, 2019

049 – The Grit! October 18, 2019

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In today's show Chas finds himself in the cross hairs of a brand new adversary, Kelly reveals the greatest foe

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October 11, 2019

048 – The Grit! October 11, 2019

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In today's episode David tells Chas the highlights and lowlights of his European sojourn. Chas then preaches the importance artistically

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September 22, 2019

The Pirate Stream!

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Here it is, our beta test of running simultaneous commentary during finals day at The Freshwater Pro. Hosted by David

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September 20, 2019

047 – The Grit! September 20, 2019

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Chas and David try to reconcile the resounding wall of positivity from the WSL in spite of the utter travesty

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September 13, 2019

046 – The Grit! September 13, 2019

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Surf Ranch disappears from the 2020 Tour, Sam George fights for the endangered Panda, and Chas filibusters from his pious

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September 6, 2019

045 – The Grit! September 6, 2019

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Derek Reilly joins Chas and David for today's special episode. The three discuss the joy of sexualizing nude bodies, outline

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August 30, 2019

044 – The Grit! August 30, 2019

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In today's show Chas and David survey the disbanding of the Big Wave World Tour, shame Willian Cardoso and Yago

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August 16, 2019

043 – The Grit! August 16, 2019

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Chas is back from Europe! David and Chas finally catch up after a summer of misaligned schedules. They cover the

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July 1, 2019

042 – The Grit! with Jamie Brisick

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Chas Smith and David Lee Scales welcome Jamie Brisick to the podcast. The boys analyze why backwards politics seem to

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May 23, 2019

041 – The Grit! May 23, 2019

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In today's episode Chas and David pick up the broken pieces from their interview with ELo and construct a new

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May 7, 2019

040 – The Grit! with ELO

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In today's show Chas and David venture behind the WSL curtain to have a chat with El Porto SUP'r and

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April 11, 2019

039 – The Grit! April 11, 2019

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In today's episode Chas and David celebrate Kelly's next 11x venture, bully Keala Kennelly for bullying Derek Rielly for bullying

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April 2, 2019

038 – The Grit with Steve Pezman

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In today's episode Chas and David welcome The Surfer's Journal founder Steve Pezman. After catching up on David's Australia sojourn

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February 26, 2019

037 – The Grit with Matt Biolos

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Special guest Matt Biolos joins Chas and David to discuss the value of censorship, what'll be required for Kolohe to

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February 11, 2019

036 – The Grit! February 11, 2019

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Today we welcome special guest, Maurice Cole. Maurice, Chas and David analyze the WSL CEO's recent statements about the direction

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February 5, 2019

035 – The Grit! February 5, 2019

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As the ink dries out of surf print, Chas and David discuss Surfer Magazine's recent acquisition, the dangers of our

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January 13, 2019

034 – The Grit! January 13, 2019

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In today's special episode, Chas and David welcome special guest Matt Warshaw to recap the 2019 Surf Expo. Highlights include

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January 4, 2019

033 – The Grit! January 4, 2019

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In this very special episode of The Grit! we're joined by Devon Howard. Chas, David and Devon discuss the wage

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December 11, 2018

032 – The Grit! December 11, 2018

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In today's show David and Chas celebrate the biggest influencer of 2018; hint they've sunk businesses, instigated substantial firings, and

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November 26, 2018

031 – The Grit! November 26, 2018

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In today's episode David recounts his East Coast sojourn, Chas fills David in on the current lawsuits and rumors swirling

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November 2, 2018

030 – The Grit! November 2, 2018

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In today's episode David and Chas question Joe Rogan's affection for Kelly Slater, blame Dane Reynolds for dismantling surf media,

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October 9, 2018

029 – The Grit! October 9, 2018

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In today's episode Chas and David track Isis's affiliation to surf media. Chas investigates the WSL's declaration of war on

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September 22, 2018

028 – The Grit! September 22, 2018

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Recorded while watching Stab High imbibing on vodka coco's, Chas and David chime in as the event unfolds, reflect on

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September 2, 2018

027 – The Grit! September 2, 2018

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In today's show David recounts his Texas surf trip (NLand & BSR), Chas recounts his book tour of the Pacific

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August 10, 2018

026 – The Grit! August 10, 2018

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In today's show David and Chas analyze Dirk Ziff's speech, delivered during his acceptance of the Waterman of the Year

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July 13, 2018

025 – The Grit! July 13, 2018

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In today's episode, Chas explains the harsh reality of losing 188k friends and confronts an existential crisis. He and David

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June 19, 2018

024 – The Grit! Trouble: The Lisa Andersen Story

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Matt Warshaw and David Scales interview director Chas Smith about his new film "Trouble: The Lisa Andersen Story". The boys

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June 8, 2018

023 – The Grit! June 8, 2018

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In what is perhaps the most important episode of The Grit! to date (other than the 360 vs 540 debate),

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May 25, 2018

022 – The Grit! May 25, 2018

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Today Chas and David welcome professional snowboarder and Olympic commentator Todd Richards. The sole purpose of this discussion was to

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May 11, 2018

021 – The Grit! May 11, 2018

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In today's episode Chas and David give Sophie Goldschmidt her 9 month progress report, survey the wave pool arms race,

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April 23, 2018

020 – The Grit! April 23, 2018

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Today Chas and David discuss The Year of The Snake and why Jake Patterson is the most disruptive coach in

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April 6, 2018

019 – The Grit! April 6, 2018

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In today's episode Chas and David discuss Lisa Anderson's new biopic "Trouble", recap the implications of the Rip Curl Pro,

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March 19, 2018

018 – The Grit! with guest Devon Howard

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In today's very special episode, David and Chas welcome guest Devon Howard. Back in September, Devon professed his passion for

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March 5, 2018

017 – The Grit! March 5, 2018

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In today's episode of The Grit! the boys discusses Chas's skin cancer diagnosis, they lament divorce (and then celebrate it!),

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February 19, 2018

016 – The Grit! February 19, 2018

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In today's salacious episode of The Grit!, Chas and David discuss Ashton's police report and the fallout involved with sending

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February 5, 2018

015 – The Grit! February 5, 2018

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In today's episode of The Grit! Chas and David reflect on #DebateGate and ponder the fallacy of bad publicity. They

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January 18, 2018

014 – Debate: Surf Media, Chas vs. Ashton

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Today’s episode is a heated debate between surf media’s Ashton Goggans from Stab Magazine and Chas Smith from BeachGrit. Topics

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December 19, 2017

013 – The Grit! December 19, 2017

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It's John John Day! Join Chas and David as they celebrate JJF's 2nd World Title, JFlo's 2nd Pipe Masters win,

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December 6, 2017

012 – The Grit! with Chas Smith, December 6, 2017

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In today's episode of The Grit! David and Chas discuss what price would be required for them to sell-out to

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November 21, 2017

011 – The Grit! November 21, 2017

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The most important detail about today's episode of The Grit! is that David and Chas solve of all surfing's race

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November 6, 2017

010 – The Grit! November 6, 2017

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Today's episode of The Grit! is brought to you by you, the listener! The entire episode was crafted from user

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October 27, 2017

009 – The Grit! with Chas Smith, October 27, 2017

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Today’s episode is engineered with auditory sensitization systems with hollow fiber ear canal mapping designed to enhance inner cochlea stimulation!

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October 9, 2017

008 – The Grit! October 9, 2017

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In today's episode of The Grit! Chas and David pay homage to the fabulous wordsmiths who market wetsuits (Technobutter!), then

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September 21, 2017

007 – The Grit! September 21, 2017

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Jon Pyzel is getting bumped back to next week so that we can recap the historic day that was "The

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September 11, 2017

006 – The Grit! September 11, 2017

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In today's gargantuan sized (vodka & coco fueled) episode of Grit! David and Chas battle over who is more "racist",

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August 27, 2017

005 – Grit! with Chas Smith, August 27, 2017

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Today's episode of Grit! was recorded at Album Surf in San Clemente, California where Matt Parker generously loans Chas an

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August 10, 2017

004 – The Grit! August 10, 2017

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In this gargantuan sized episode of Grit, David and Chas discuss why Derek Reilly left Stab and co-founded Beach Grit,

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July 24, 2017

003 – The Grit! July 24, 2017

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So much grit since we last met! David and Chas bite into ultra hard beach candy, the subtext, and what's happening

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June 29, 2017

002 – The Grit! June 29, 2017

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David and Chas answer listener inquiries, review the worst boardshorts on the market, critique Albee Layer's musical tastes and intellect, analyze hipsters'

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June 12, 2017

001 – The Grit! June 12, 2017

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Chas Smith joins David Scales again to spill the gossip from over at Beach Grit. The boys ponder why no one

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Credits

Chas Smith

@surfjournalist

Host

Chas Smith is co-founder of BeachGrit.com, industry provocateur, and author of “Welcome To Paradise Now Go To Hell” & “Cocaine + Surfing: a Sordid History of Surfing’s Greatest Love Affair“.

David Lee Scales

@david_lee_scales

Host, Producer, Editor

Founder of Surf Splendor, David oversees all podcast production and new show development. Prior to launching the podcast network in 2013, David worked in the wine industry.

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