The Grit! with Chas Smith

Nov 01 2024 304 ep. 93 mins 312
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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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292 - The Grit! November 1, 2024

Nov 01 2024 105 mins  
In today’s show David and Chas’s favorite trans surfer teases an OnlyFans page, surfing youngest champ gets silenced by the WSL, ELO spritzes Poo-Pourri over his own grave, someone rips themselves a new B-hole, and a listener reveal why you should sleep with your new surfboard. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

010 - Noble Rot: Things Laird Hamilton Told Me Yesterday

Oct 30 2024 67 mins  
Today’s episode of Noble Rot is brought to you by Laird Hamilton! How to hold your breath for 5 minutes, the virtue of a chaste life, how dogs can sniff out wife beaters, and why there is no such thing as an excuse. Chas and David ascend to alpha male status in todays episode. Behold! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

291 - The Grit! October 24, 2024

Oct 24 2024 93 mins  
In today’s episode Joel Tudor details his time at P.Diddy’s parties and Chas explains the phenomena of going soft with age while Flick twists an ovary thanks to a thorough jackhammering, Raimana learns why the caged bird sings, and the boys pinpoint the exact age when sharing a room on a surf trip become inappropriate. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choice

009 - Noble Rot: WORK!

Oct 21 2024 80 mins  
In today’s show, while our Presidential candidates “work the fry”, Chas and David reflect back on their first jobs, chart how menial jobs led to careers, and identify the moment where youthful enthusiasm to earn shifted to a lifetime of resentful ire. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

290 - The Grit! October 18, 2024

Oct 18 2024 88 mins  
In today’s show David and Chas discover the one surfer who attended a Diddler White Party, feel shame as Prince Harry’s surpasses their surf ability, defend Abu Dhabi’s anti-Tyler Wright’s stance, attempt to appreciate the surf boardslide, and explain when it’s appropriate for your ladyfriend to give up shotgun for your quiver. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about

The Weekend Chats, Live From The Boardroom Show

Oct 14 2024 124 mins  
Today's mega-episode finds Chas and David at the world-famous Boardroom Show. Smith hunkered down in a Weekend Van interviewing a who's who of surfers, shapers, mathematicians, dear listeners, hall-of-famers and doctors while David worked the floor. The conversations are fun, loose and come from every corner of the surf world even though Noble Rot is decidedly anti-surf talk. Rules

289 - The Grit! October 11, 2024

Oct 11 2024 80 mins  
In today’s show Chas and David speculate which surfers may be fingered in a Freak Off, find bros attempting to go viral at Hurricane Milton, the WSL reveals their ’25 season and which familiar faces will return to the CT, and the boys ponder the consequence of a silent retreat. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

007 - Noble Rot: We Can All Be Fans

Oct 08 2024 82 mins  
In today’s show Chas and David plot a course of fandom and anti-fandom for food they would tattoo on their temple’s, teams for which they would bleed, clothing brands they would shill to their friends, and they relive the adolescent heartbreak that calloused their heart’s so. Plus Heroes and Zeros! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

288 - The Grit! October 4, 2024

Oct 04 2024 100 mins  
In today’s show David and Chas discover the correct name for a “flip-flop”, plumb the depths of Richie Collins, learn how to never poo in front of Tom Curren, explain why you should never keep a board on ice, get re-traumatized by the decorative soap from their childhood. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

006 - Noble Rot: The Horror, The Horror

Oct 01 2024 85 mins  
In today’s show Chas lays the gauntlet and David attempts to navigate the horrifying modern world of potential democracy collapse, a Third World War, invasion of the tax man, and being forced to work until old age. Halloween ain’t’ nearly as frightening. Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices