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The Grit! with Chas Smith

by David Lee Scales

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Latest episodes

393 - The Grit! October 9, 2026

October 10, 2026 · 1 hr 1 min

In today's show David and Chas plead to the industry for an invite to their new fav surf event, discover why greatness requires patience, determine when to regulate the grumpy local, learn that shapers forget their fins too, feel guilty…
392 - The Grit! October 2, 2026

October 2, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

In today's show David receives unsolicited pics from a naughty listener, Chas plays a game of Speed Scroll, and then the boys dissect how the surf event of the year dropped and didn't make a splash, learn why you ought not catch two good…
391 - The Grit! September 25, 2026

September 25, 2026 · 1 hr 17 min

In today's show Chas and David learn about the celestial force that's gifted Erin Brooks her 3-peat, they discover a new tactic to help reduce crowds in the line-up potentially permanently, decide when a Chinese wax job may be worth while…
390 - The Grit! September 18, 2026

September 18, 2026 · 1 hr 40 min

In today's show David and Chas calculate the fallout from Lowers, learn the ultimate strategy to neg fellow surfers, rank a hierarchy of terms for tube time, heed a very critical warning about the dangers of regulating in the lineup…
389 - The Grit! September 11, 2026

September 11, 2026 · 1 hr 24 min

In today's show Chas and David learn how the WSL's Ai assistant needs to learn who Occy is, they survey the Poo Poo touches lingering affects on Lowers, identify the surf world figure who now owns the fanciest car in all of surfing, hear…

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388 - The Grit! September 4, 2026

September 4, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

In today's show David and Chas send a mole into the San Clemente mafia to infiltrate the manosphere and learn about their Godfather, get a cavity from Erin Brooks but court her as ambassador for their next big biz venture, learn why…
387 - The Grit! August 31, 2026

September 1, 2026 · 1 hr 39 min

In today's show Chas gets the scoop on David's Peru trip and the boys discuss their sustaining love affair with midlengthed surfboards, learn about the virtues of the Twinzer, extoll the joys of watching a live comp with a crowd, lambast…
386 - The Grit! August 20, 2026

August 20, 2026 · 1 hr 30 min

In today's show David and Chas learn the dangers of appropriating foreign language, discover the secret to how an independent surf brand can become the next corporate conglomerate, distill how fragile the essence of aloha is, learn why the…
385 - The Grit! August 14, 2026

August 14, 2026 · 1 hr 20 min

In today's show the boys celebrate Chas's 50th birthday with finally giving credit to their favorite folly-makers, Kelly gets their applause, Griff surfs his way into their hearts, except ELO still stays in the creep zone and the WSL…
384 - The Grit! August 6, 2026

August 7, 2026 · 1 hr 31 min

In today's show Chas and David defend and attack (respectively) JOB's recent podcast appearance and wonder if being a savant precludes one from all other sympathetic human character traits, question if Jonah Hill would annihilate them in…
383 - The Grit! July 30, 2026

July 30, 2026 · 1 hr 26 min

In today's show David and Chas soak in the absurdity of Huntington Beach, tally the rampant injuries plaguing high-level middle aged surfers, clock another frivolous wave pool lawsuit, offer unsolicited advice to a movement coach on how to…
382 - The Grit! July 23, 2026

July 23, 2026 · 1 hr 37 min

In today's show Chas and David peek into the future of virtual reality surfing to feel the sensation of JJF's carve at Margs and calculate what is lost in the journey, they articulate precisely where and when the backside Windshield Wiper…

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About the show

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.