334 - The Grit! August 23, 2025

In today’s show Chas and David discover where all the WSL event merch goes, survey the most savage burns in surfing, identify Bobby M as the purest artiste, assess the damage done by Butterface, and explore the dangers of letting your kid wear a red hat. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show Chas and David explain why society successfully functions on Little White Lies, wonder why Griff manifested a role as first loser, identify the (second) biggest surf fan on the planet, give up hopes of cracking the lip, attempt to understand their disdain for surfers doing performative yoga, and warn to never go on a recreational hike. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show Chas and David celebrate surfing’s greatest new local hero, lament how the parties have changed on Tavarua, find even less resolution in the 7’- 9’ discussion, determine if you can get a Lemon surfboard, and celebrate the Sydney plumber who won the Uluwatu Single Fin classic. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show David finds Kelly’s old “sexy ladies” quiver, Griff proves he’s a real boy, Mick finds righteousness after accosting Chas, Carissa’s parenting gets shamed, and one youth gives us hope for the future. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s birthday show Chas gets precisely what he asked for and then he and David discuss the new best backside tube rider on the planet, the zen-personified Hot Rodent Man, one major contingent cries wolf yet again, they decide when it’s appropriate to send a barn in, and if it’s ever okay to enter a surf comp as an adult. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show Chas and David take inventory and opening day in Tahiti, weigh evidence in the indictment of Toledo, further discover the evils of leashes, resurface the latest exploits of Rick Kane, bow to the decency of Craig Ando, and a humble hero emerges to replace what you never noticed was missing. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show Chas and David advise how to navigate the world of Vulnerable Adult Learners, whether you can date a kook, which soft-top you should buy, how to orient your life beach adjacent, they learn to appreciate the sacred art of tap dancing, and Chas publicly gets outed for his thinly veiled hypocrisy. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In today’s show Chas and David make the most profound discovery of modern times connecting your surf preference to sexual arousal, they catch a glimpse of a real life Silver Surfer, advise how to respond when someone throws you a Shaka in the wild, track Italo’s increasingly bi-polar narrative arcs, and conceive of a way to combat your back-zip dongle string. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In 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! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices