The Grit! with Chas Smith

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355 - The Grit! January 16, 2026 Jan 16, 2026

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In today's episode Chas and David muster the courage to face their biggest childhood foes, they influence Kai Lenny into prone enlightenment, introspect about their desires to shame surf influencers out of the lineup, ask ChatGPT to help consolidate their quivers, and determine if it's ever okay to take a mint board on a surf trip. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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354 - The Grit! January 9, 2026 Jan 09, 2026

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In today's show Chas and David examine the Blood Feud between former surf comic Jonathan Wayne Freeman and Simmons acolyte @Hydrodynamica, seeking to understand the moment wherein ideology rewires what one's eye's witness, they seek enlightenment in pursuit of Kelly Slater's ayahuasca journey, discover their own narrative arc paralleling that of The Grinch, feel the pang of frothstration, and uncover the inverse relationship between polyamory and collecting surfboards. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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353 - The Grit! January 2, 2026 Jan 02, 2026

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In today's show David and Chas pick up the pieces from NYE and embark on the New Year with intel about Tom Curren's hair dye, a new crown and title at Pipeline, a major shift from CT Champs that devalues legacy surf brands and spikes value in one surfer-owned brand, Jack Robinson offers you financial advice, shapers offer religious guidance, and we all learn difference between "butt hurt" and butt pleasure. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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352 - The Grit! December 26, 2025 Dec 26, 2025

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In today's show David and Chas recap the glory of Christmas and ponder the possibility of The Lost Week, count the number of times they've executed what they intended to do while surfing, survey two recent surfing Blood Feuds, perplex over Curren's hair color, Julian's shift to LGBTQ-friendly leisurewear, and map a winning plan for NYE. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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351 - The Grit! December 18, 2025 Dec 18, 2025

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In today's show David and Chas discover why bodyboarding reigns supreme over surfing, learn the virtues of not getting paid, pro surfing gets litigious, JJF brands Pipeline and lobbies to become Mister, a pro surf Catfish stands trial for wanton domestic abuse, and learn why your mail carrier deserves a parting gift. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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350 - The Grit! December 12, 2025 Dec 12, 2025

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In today's show dingleberries Chas and David learn about Kelly's suspicious (alleged) scrubbing of the Internet, Bethany's threat from the WSL, Sterling gets Curren to finally run his mouth, the boys learn how surf music becomes iconic, why Chinese wax jobs are here to stay, and which vehicle value is too great to bring to the beach. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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349 - The Grit! December 5, 2025 Dec 05, 2025

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In today's show David and Chas review the newly released Surfline footage that potentially captured UFO activity, predict the implications and wonder if Harry Bryant tapped into the resource, they learn how Dale Webster soothed a weary cord lord's Great White trauma, provide the ultimate holiday gifting guide, learn the beneficial chemical reaction of triethyl citrate, and explain the precise and only appropriate usage of "sick". Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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348 - The Grit! November 29, 2025 Nov 29, 2025

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In today's show David and Chas innumerate a Gratitude List and explain why the modern era is the best time to be a surfer, welcome Benedict Cumberbatch into the brotherhood, honor Mom John as the greatest mother of all time, wonder where they'd be without surfing's quiet gift of discipline, realize that cold plunges are free, and explain why it's okay to pretend to be religious. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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347 - The Grit! November 21, 2025 Nov 21, 2025

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In today's show Chas and David offer suitable insults for children, advise on how to keep a second marriage thriving while avoiding a third, wonder if the WSL lost it's internet connection in Hawaii, learn when it's appropriate to ask another surfer on a date, and determine the precise moment you should quit surfing. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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346 - The Grit! November 14, 2025 Nov 14, 2025

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In today's show, while Luke Cederman snores in the background, Chas and David predict that the next Matt Hoy will come from a wave pool, make predictions about Carissa Moore's return to Tour, a long time listener gets regulated from a La Jolla reef, and another gets emasculated by both Coco Ho and then Billy Kemper, and we all get reminded why opting not to regulate females in the line-up is sexist. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

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