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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Dirty Water is a one-hour hit of fruitless discourse where opinion reigns and facts are optional — hosted by best-selling authors Chas Smith and Derek Rielly. With sharp wit, unfiltered takes, and zero concern for staying on topic, it’s a freewheeling ride through surf culture, media, and whatever else they feel like debating. The mics may be off for now, but the full archive is pure chaos in the best way. Binge now for the kind of podcast that’s as unpredictable as it is addictive.
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329 - The Grit! July 18, 2025
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1:25:41In today’s show Chas and David determine why backside surfing will always be inferior to frontside, question why switch stance is such a late bloomer, celebrate the birth of a new surf spot, learn what’s worse than drilling your ear canal, congratulate a lifelong surfer’s first-ever ride, and spot a Rolex in the lineup. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! …
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328 - The Grit! July 11, 2025
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1:44:36In today’s show Chas and David rally against the trend to optimize and advocate for the fatty middle, question Cole Houshmand’s appetite, explain why you should never travel with Tom Hanks, identify cannabis as a gateway drug to murder, and a Fijian teen and a geriatric advance surfing’s Core Score back into the black. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! L…
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327 - The Grit! July 3, 2025
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1:39:02In today’s patriotic themed episode David quantifies modern surfing’s core score while Chas celebrates the rusty plunger, then the boys discover Kanye’s threat to Aussie surfing, North Korea’s replication of Waikiki, the WSL’s erasure of Israel’s flag, and marvel and Griff’s willingness to showcase his inability to rap. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! …
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326 - The Grit! June 27, 2025
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1:31:27In today’s show Chas and David uncover Kelly Slater’s secret society, Laird out-whips Hughie and Meola, Fruit Booters Pussy Foot around, Italo takes fashion advice from Julius Caesar, and the boys venture into the lawless landscape of female greeting rituals. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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325 - The Grit! June 20, 2025
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1:37:03In today’s show David ventures into the beach enclave of Virginia Beach to peek behind the curtain of the next great American wave pool, Chas politically correct’s his queer VANS, Ethan Ewing breaks the golden rule of dating a younger woman, Dylan Graves reminds all of us to stay off the sofa, and the boys explain why people on airplanes are return…
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324 - The Grit! June 14, 2025
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1:20:15In today’s show Chas and David watch Lowers live, bask in the checkered glow of Lance Collins, regret their late appreciation of The Beach Boys, advise when to stop buying underwear for your kids, and Sam George finally confronts Chas face-to-face. Plus Barrel Of Nah?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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323 - The Grit! June 6, 2025
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1:40:49In today’s show gawk as the biggest financial loss in recent surf brand history, reveal the sum Mayhem seeks from Gaga, shudder at Tom Lowe’s near fatal wipeout, and explain why you should always push your partner’s boundaries but never push them into waves. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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322 - The Grit! May 30, 2025
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1:29:33In today’s show David and Chas discover that Jordy’s Tour career is older than his competitor’s girlfriend, explain why you should never paddle back out for another, advise how to transition from heartbreak to mad love, and wince as a favorite pro takes a bone breaking wipeout. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.…
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321 - The Grit! May 23, 2025
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1:45:56In today’s episode Chas and David explain where to go when your peak converges with another’s, discover that poor spelling reveals you may be “light-brained”, marvel at the sanitation power of the pee-pee touch, and find themselves flummoxed by the power of blowing a kiss. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphon…
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320 - The Grit! May 16, 2025
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1:44:38In today’s show David and Chas discuss the ethics of adult pro surfers dating high-schoolers, the dangers of crying “cyber bully”, an entirely new species of VAL, why you should “woman up”, and the slippery slope of watching fight videos on Instagram. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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319 - The Grit! May 9, 2025
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1:20:29In today’s show Chas and David give the haziest suggestions for how to win Mother’s Day before celebrating the sanitation of ELO’s Poo Poo touch, a nostalgic throwback party at Burleigh, determine whether gold chain’s help you shred, and admit that they want a peek inside your bathroom medicine cabinet. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about …
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318 - The Grit! May 2, 2025
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1:15:51In today’s show David and Chas identify the precise perfect sized birth canal, pinpoint the problem with surf Vlogs, discover the orgy that birthed colonized Australia, and explain why you should be wary of anyone who wears a crown of flowers. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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317 - The Grit! April 25, 2025
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1:37:25In today’s show David and Chas catch a wink from a secret admirer, competitive surfing hits a historic flashpoint on the Bowl, surfer seek retreat back into their mother’s womb, and why it’s okay to take your wife’s surname but you shouldn’t do it. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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316 - The Grit! April 18, 2025
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1:20:32In today’s show Chas and David realize why it’s Always Sunny In Surfing, celebrate Sam George, embrace the art of a perfectly timed exit, decide to finally support the disenfranchised, and explain why you should never recline your seat on an airplane. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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315 - The Grit! April 11, 2025
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1:37:48In today’s show David and Chas celebrate surfing’s outlaw DNA, make a case for going straight, Kelly’s kid finally picks his own name, locals begin to resent their status, and we learn why dodging the barrel might be the ultimate Barrel. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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314 - The Grit! April 8, 2025
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1:35:19In today’s show David returns from El Salvador to share a blueprint for how to thrive in a lineup of COVID VALs, Filipe represents a totem for society’s victim mentality, Chas laments the shifting of local enforcer turned playground bully, and we discover the moment Kelly altered a lifelong health practice to collect a paycheck. Plus Barrel or Nah?…
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313 - The Grit! March 28, 2025
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1:31:24In today’s action packed show, the WSL loses another marquee surfer to mental health distress, Mayhem sues Lada Gaga and opens a closet of skeletons, the boys then identify the cause of your awful surfing, get baited out to lascivious deviants, and learn why you should never trust someone with a urinal in their home. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Learn more…
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312 - The Grit! March 21, 2025
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1:36:53In today’s show Chas and David identify a new celebrity + surfer doppelgänger, celebrate the reprobates, explain why the WSL is now begging for Johns, and outline how a maligned child’s game is the way to revitalize our youth and perspective on equality. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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311 - The Grit! March 14, 2025
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1:37:21In today’s show one former CT event winner outs himself as an Andrew Tate acolyte, a former 5x event winner comes out of retirement, the boys learn why you should never meet your pro surf heroes, vow to never again play grab-ass, and deem the great surf mag publication of all time. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit…
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310 - The Grit! March 7, 2025
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1:43:40In today’s show Chas and David explain why your step-off barrel is masturbatory, how to lose priority on the next set, why nobody wants surfboard “tech”, how the fairer sex is less fair than we were led to believe, and why breakfast in bed will ruin your relationship. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/…
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309 - The Grit! February 28, 2025
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1:41:23In today’s show Chas and David exclaim “No barrel for you!”, mock manchilds defending their spot, warn against the consequences of pumping too hard, advise how to handle witnessing a friend rollerblading, and finally dissolve an age-old toilet seat ritual. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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308 - The Grit! February 21, 2025
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1:12:04In today’s show Chas and David identify the fulcrum that will make or break Natural Selection surf, reveal that Soli Bailey could have been a major league catcher, explain why wielding a chainsaw is your path to success, and confirm the hidden joys of finding your Eskimo Brother. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit m…
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307 - The Grit! February 14, 2025
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1:42:51In today’s show Chas and David witness the indignity of a surf superhero being relegated into wave pool submission, shudder at the recent round of Pipe maimings, have AI recommend their next surfboard, and reveal Olympic surfings next venue. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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306 - The Grit! February 7, 2025
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1:47:12In today’s Valentine’s themed show, Chas and David recount Hollywood x Surfing’s greatest power couples, bid farewell to 59% of Surfival League, give you the perfect VDay gift recs, and cement Five S’s that will lead you to finding the love of your life. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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305 - The Grit! January 31, 2025
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1:30:56In today’s show David discovers the finest way to ingest the Pipe Pro, Chas uncovers the WSL’s secret backmasking, Filipe finally conquers Pipeline, and the boys get to the very center of an important matter of the heart. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices…
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