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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.
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Signup to Generate a PitchThe Grit! is a weekly show co-hosted by David Lee Scales and Chas Smith discussing the most scintillating headlines from the surf world and. Part of the Surf Splendor Network.
The Grit! with Chas Smith is hosted by David Lee Scales. The show has published 410 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "396 - The Grit! October 30, 2026" (30 October 2026, 91 minutes), "394 - The Grit! October 17, 2026" (17 October 2026, 87 minutes), and "391 - The Grit! September 25, 2026" (25 September 2026, 77 minutes).
The Grit! with Chas Smith publishes roughly weekly, with episodes averaging 86 minutes across 410 episodes.
Booking probability for The Grit! with Chas Smith is 38%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Grit! with Chas Smith requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Grit! with Chas Smith's contact route on record: verified email.
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David Lee Scales hosts The Grit! with Chas Smith, a sports podcast with 410 episodes published.
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Episode #396
In today's show Chas and David uncover new layers and direct stories of assault starting to emerge from the surf industry indicating a far more pervasive problem than previously known and a policy in place at the WSL...
Episode #394
In today's show Chas and David discuss the horrific sexual assault allegations against CT surfer Al Cleland Jr and surf photographers Ryan Craig and Domenic Mosqueira, the other women who have come forward with past...
Episode #391
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...
Episode #390
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...
Episode #389
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...
Episode #388
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...
Episode #387
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...
Episode #386
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...
Episode #385
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...
Episode #384
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...
Episode #383
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...
Episode #382
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...
Episode #381
In today's show David and Chas do a deep investigation to out the poser who is trying to dupe you into buying a soft top, discover the scientifically proven unit of infraction Kell and Griff broke the code of ethics...
Episode #380
In today's show David and Chas find the ultimate forecast tool to survey the surf report without the risk of getting sucked into the social media phone vortex, Griff accidentally leaks evidence that he's in one of...
The Grit! with Chas Smith
A classic from the ELO era, wherein the WSL CEO had the opposite of the Midas Touch. Produced and performed by the one and only DJ Seaweed. Enjoy.
Episode #379
In today's show Chas and David reevaluate the legacy's of surfing's most notorious big wave icon and OG stylists, reflect on the inauspicious inception of the CT's latest venue, celebrate surf culture's funeral with a...
Episode #378
In today's show David and Chas review the Louis Vuitton surf capsule and fashion show, acknowledge one of the most influential surfers of this generation, make an alarming accusation at Surfer Magazine, reveal the...
Episode #377
In today's show Chas gives the Moroccan surf report and finally unlocks the joys of big boarding, David fills him in on the major upsets in Brazil, and the cisgender white males dissect Tyler Wright's oral sex pantomime...
Episode #376
In today's show, live from Morocco, David and Chas bid a fond farewell to a moderation great, reveal how the WSL hamstrung an innocent CT surfer's potential, get floored by the souliest surfer's lauding of chlorinated...
Episode #375
In today's show Chas and David question the ethics of the El Salvador local who kicked his board at Jack Robinson, survey Italo's laceration from a different local, witness a near end of life at End Of The Road, learn...
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