The Grit! with Chas Smith

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140 - The Grit! November 18, 2021 Nov 19, 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 Liberia will produce the next great surf culture. They unpack the reason drugs have played such an influential role in surfing and blueprint how to shred youthful indulgence. Plus Barrel or Nah?!

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139 - The Grit! November 11, 2021 Nov 12, 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 unexpected refuge in localism, laugh at Benji's potty joke that got him cancelled by the WSL, and celebrate the greatest surf shop owner of all time. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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138 - The Grit! November 4, 2021 Nov 04, 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 transcends surf to join the metaverse, Benji Weatherly rehashes his old routine, and CJ Hobgood designs a surf off that will render the World Champ title irrelevant. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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137 - The Grit! October 21, 2021 Oct 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 himself on Instagram. After recounting his trip to Surf Ranch, he and David envision Jonah Hill as a gangster rapper, revision surfing's sordid past, and pray for Waikiki. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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136 - The Grit! with Circe Wallace Oct 14, 2021

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Action sports super agent and former pro snowboarder, Circe Wallace joins us to discuss how to maintain joy while cultivating talent in youth, how longboarders can monetize their noseriding, how to correct overbearing parents, and she helps us survey the hypocrisy of cancel culture. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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135 - The Grit! October 7, 2021 Oct 07, 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 actual costs of a $99 soft top, Chas seriously starts training for his rubber match with Goggans, and we give the blueprint for how to find your spouse in the next cubicle (unless you're at Facebook). Enjoy!

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134 - The Grit! September 30, 2021 Sep 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 2022, fight beachcombers off our little plot of sand, explain how intelligence can be measured by the volume of one's voice, and investigate a potential fraud being perpetrated against Dirk Ziff. Plus Barrel or Nah? Enjoy!

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133 - The Grit! September 23, 2021 Sep 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 Cairns battles Lucy Small over gender equity. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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132 - The Grit! September 16, 2021 Sep 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, baked it in the oven at 450 . . . et voilà! . . . Nathan Florence vs. Filipe Toledo at big Haleiwa! Or better yet, Ben Gravyy vs Shaun Tomson at Rincon. Recipe submitted by CJ Hobgood. Listen and enjoy!

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131 - The Ultimate Grit, September 10, 2021 Sep 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 all" anthem, deem Brianna Cope the break out star of TUS, add Devon Howard's name to the recall ballot, and disengender all cocktails. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy.

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