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David Lee Scales

Conversations About Surfing

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01:23:42

338 - The Grit! September 21, 2025

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2025/09/21

In today’s show, live from Tuscany, David dissects Joel Tudor’s rightful haranguing of Hawaiian Airlines while Chas struggles to get past the block and a Karen presentation, the boys then learn why small can be grand when it comes to sponsors, another DJ leverage tube adjacency to advance his career, and Chas finally says about Jack Johnson what is long overdue. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

01:03:53

569 - Makua Rothman

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2025/09/13

In today’s episode Makua Rothman discusses surfing Waimea at age 8, his maternal lineage to King Kamehameha, songwriting as a catharsis to process childhood trauma, how his World Title count was limited by his addition, the freedom in relinquishing the weight of expectation, and how society’s modern embrace of vulnerability can open pathways of communication with old-school parents. Enjoy!

01:43:34

337 - The Grit! September 12, 2025

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2025/09/12

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!

01:42:11

336 - The Grit! September 5, 2025

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2025/09/05

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!

56:11

434 - Spit! September 2, 2025

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2025/09/02

In today’s show, live from Peru, David and Scott recap Finals Day, analyze Italo’s dismantling of Jack and the vulnerability it left for Griff, question’s Jordy’s World Title drive, make public amends to Molly, acknowledge the poetry of Yago at Cloundbreak, and offer some new insights in their time in Peru. Enjoy!

01:19:13

568 - Joey Cabell

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2025/09/01

In today’s episode early surf icon Joey Cabell talks through transitioning from solid redwood boards (which he purchased from his shoeshine earnings) through Balsa to being the first Polyurethane foam board tester for Clark & Hobie, he share stories of being on the Duke Kahanamoku Surf Team, training for winter Hanalei by swimming the Nā Pali coast with Mike Doyle, winning the Duke and Peru International multiple times, founding The Chart House in Aspen in 1962, setting a record sailing from Hawaii

01:21:13

335 - The Grit! August 30, 2025

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2025/08/30

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!

01:01:10

423 - Spit! August 28, 2025

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2025/08/28

In today’s show, live from Peru, David and Scott get inside intel from Tavarua about the incoming swell and why Restaurants might be a viable option for WSL Finals Day, the boys then unpack Chicama and the surrounding waves, the food, the people, the dynamics of surfing with 30 friends, and extoll the virtues of boat assists. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!

01:11:22

334 - The Grit! August 23, 2025

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2025/08/23

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 all hope for the future. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

58:22

422 - Spit! August 20, 2025

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2025/08/20

In today’s show Scott and David peek into Jack Robinson’s astral plane, make predictions for Fiji, and dive deep into one of surfing’s original and oft overlooked surf cultures, centered around a Country Club, a pre-World Title era championships, and perhaps the first ever wave riders. Enjoy!

01:51:13

567 - Tom Carroll

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2025/08/18

In today’s show Tom Carroll reveals a little known spite that fueled his competitive drive since adolescence, how he’s learned to create a gap between thought and action, why success is intrinsically tied to interpersonal relationships, the immeasurable benefit of doing nothing, and how listening is one of life’s under appreciated superpowers. Enjoy!

01:44:54

333 - The Grit! August 15, 2025

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2025/08/15

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?!

01:11:07

421 - Spit! August 13, 2025

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2025/08/15

In today’s show Scott and David review the single greatest day in women’s competitive surf history, marvel at the last minute heroics, thank goodness for digestibility, lock in the final five, note a difference between surviving vs feeling comfortable, and welcome a crowd favorite to the EAST roster. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!

01:26:28

566 - Nathan Hedge

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2025/08/12

In today’s show Nathan Hedge shares tales from joining his heroes at age 13 on The Search for a month in Indo, Derek Hynd’s highly unusual (and effective) methods to prepare him for life on Tour, how the freedom of a nomadic life distanced him from his self-interest, the moment in Mundaka that triggered a new life trajectory, and why focusing on serving others allows one be kinder to one’s self.

01:30:34

332 - The Grit! August 8, 2025

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2025/08/08

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!

01:57:45

565 - Steve Hawk

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2025/08/01

In today’s show Steve Hawk shares lessons gleaned from the world’s sweetest mom, explains why justified resentment may be the root of all evil, notes that the past is constantly in the process of being redefined by the future, reminds us to show don’t tell, and he checks in on a prediction piece he wrote about his future self 25 years ago. Enjoy!

01:44:27

331 - The Grit! August 1, 2025

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2025/08/01

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!

01:12:02

419 - Spit! July 30, 2025

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2025/07/30

In today’s show Scott and David discuss the boom and bust of the surf industry, the value of handlers, how to make a realistic assessment of one’s own worth, why comps are irrelevant, the price of friendship, the single surfer who dismantled the entire industry, and they witness the single greatest paddle wave ever ridden at Teahupo’o. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!

01:23:43

564 - Dick Metz & Richard Yelland: Birth Of The...

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2025/07/29

Dick Metz is back to discuss the documentary, now streaming, that chronicles his early world travel and the near death experience that was the impetus for the three year sojourn. He recounts early days in Malibu with Matt Kivlin and Nick Gabaldon, why Hobie Alter is the Thomas Edison of surfing, the undertold story of the original Mr Pipeline, his role in the wild Murf The Surf diamond heist and following FBI saga, and how investing into friendships has been the recipe to not only his success but

01:07:42

330 - The Grit! July 25, 2025

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2025/07/25

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!

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