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David Lee Scales

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342 - The Grit! October 17, 2025

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2025/10/17

In today’s show the world’s biggest surf fan finds her way to Chas and David’s heart through their stomach, Dan Mann waltz’s into Icon status in a blanket of foam dust, Jamie Mitchell makes mainstream news with another near death wipeout, Bill Stewart shirks the criteria and wins the day, and the boys explain why you should never how the waves are today. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

52:10

573 - Rodolfo Klima

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2025/10/10

In today’s show early Peruvian shaping pioneer Rodolfo Klima joins us to discuss Peru as the inception place of surfing and it’s integral role in early surf competitions, learning how to shape by instinct alone, Gordon Clark's unknown factory in Peru, the challenge of building a business in an unstable economy and democracy, why Peru may generate the next disruptive crop of pros, and his opportunity to compete in the Icons of Foam shaping competition. Enjoy!

01:01:31

572 - Barry Vandermeulen

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2025/10/10

In today’s show South African pro surfer turned shaper Barry Vandermeulen joins to share stories of early life in the remote but influential Bay of Plenty, his tutelage from Spider to Spyder, Matt Biolos’s springboard into his eponymous label, how to run a business without a website, why he doesn’t put his name on his surfboards, and his opportunity to compete in the Icons of Foam shaping competition. Enjoy!

01:22:26

341 - The Grit! October 9, 2025

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2025/10/09

In today’s show Chas finally reveals music he DOES like, and David reveals Malibu’s coolest resident, and the boys gawk at JJF’s newly chiseled physique, are rapt by Jason Momoa’s story of survival, count how many people Laird has rescued, discover the Rock Star SUP’r who gave it all away, pray for Sierra Kerr, and learn to accept their future as birders. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

56:51

428 - Spit! October 7, 2025

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2025/10/07

In today’s show Scott and David further investigate the legacy of the world’s smartest surfers, pay respects to one surf brand buying the dip and investing back into core events, weigh pool comps vs wily big wave events, celebrate Stab High bringing World Champs into an air comp, and share the story of one local surfer whose life is altered by a very common surf mishap. Plus Dukes and Kooks. Enjoy!

01:31:14

340 - The Grit! October 3, 2025

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2025/10/03

In today’s show Chas and David mourn for a newly split surf industry power couple, pout over Yago’s world title tax liability, learn why they should stake skating, gawk at the celebs crowding LA lineups, learn which “pro” surfer mimes Machine Gun Kelly, and accept why mamma’s are the ultimate butt of all jokes. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

01:09:43

571 - Thomas Campbell

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2025/10/02

In today’s show Thomas Campbell unpacks the 10 year process of making YI-WO, analyzes the value and the cost of asking an audience to be present, shares the experience in Morocco wherein he was dead broke that spring-boarded his painting career, explains how a short skate film for Supreme led him to surf filmmaking, and grapples with the challenge of showcasing the depth of the surf experience through film. Enjoy!

01:12:53

570 - Eric Arakawa

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2025/09/30

In today’s show North Shore icon Eric Arakawa shares insights from 51 years of surfboard shaping, explains the invention of the Nose Guard, why it’s essential to use money and love people but most people do the opposite, how to leverage burnout to fuel inspiration, recounts the chance encounter with one enigmatic shaper that changed both their lives, and explains the succession plan for Arakawa Surfboards that will allow him to utilize the next decade to invest in people. Enjoy!

01:15:41

339 - The Grit! September 26, 2026

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2025/09/27

In today’s Jack Johnson themed show Chas and David attempt to understand the appeal of bubbly toes, define the exact moment 3-chord guitarists go from hero to zero, make a case against the board sock, fall in love with kneeboarding, and a secret truth about Chas’s upbringing reveals the cheat code to 99% of his ire. Plus Barrel or Nah?! Enjoy!

01:05:49

436 - Spit! September 24, 2025

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2025/09/25

In today’s show Scott and David analyze the essence of what surfing makes us feel and why, they build a matrix to rank and define the smartest surfers on the planet, they stand in awe of JJF’s latest mind melter, and reveal the two longest standing champion shapers. Plus Dukes and Kooks! Enjoy!

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!

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