Episode Listing

Episode 124.5

Let Everybody See the Scoreboard

Jun 22 • 41 minutes

Episode 124

Family and Aggregates with John Scepaniak

Jun 16 • 68 Minutes

Episode 123.5

Buying a Company You Can't Afford

Jun 14 • 45 Minutes

episode 123

Unique Investments in Your People with Dan Garcia

Jun 13 • 67 minutes

episode 122.5

What's the Point of Structure?

Jun 6 • 42 min

episode 122

Thanks, Failure! with Justin Martin & David Brown

Jun 2 • 73 min

episode 121.5

The Higher Education System Isn't Designed For Blue Collar Work

May 30 • 42 min

episode 121

Teaching Novices About the Dirt World with Eric Jumper

May 26 • 50 min

episode 120.5

Make Good Decisions Easy

May 23 • 35 min

episode 120

Aaron's Euro Trip

May 19 • 58 min

episode 119.5

The Secret Formula?

May 16 • 38 min

DT119

Collaborating with Competitors with Nick Schiffer

May 12 • 69 Minutes

episode 118.5

BuildWitt Meets Midnight Force

May 9 • 45 min

episode 118

Embracing the Dark Side with Paul Jones

May 5 • 60 min

episode 117.5

Heavy Machinery, and the Trolls With Opinions About It

May 2 • 60 min

episode 117

Dirt World Olympics with Gabe Krebs and Tom Wozniak

Apr 28 • 65 min

episode 116.5

Style, Swag, and Suave Haircuts

Apr 25 • 39 min

Episode 116

Building Slow and Steady with Matt Bachtel

Apr 21 • 68 min

Episode 115.5

Raising a Family in the Dirt World

Apr 19 • 41 min

episode 115

Utility Locating with Chris Moore & Preston Higgins

Apr 14 • 64 min

episode 114.5

Look at Yourself First

Apr 11 • 29 min

episode 114

From Cowboy Life to Equipment Training with Jay Collup

Apr 7 • 64 min

episode 113.5

What's the Difference Between Concrete and Cement?

Apr 4 • 34 min

episode 113

'Yeah, I Can Do That' with Ryan Goodfellow

Mar 31 • 55 min

episode 112.5

Why Are So Many Dirt World Folks Paid Hourly?

Mar 28 • 54 min

Episode 112

Avoiding Stagnation and Complacency with Jonathan Campbell

Mar 24

Episode 111.5

Creating Space

Mar 21

Episode 111

Getting Wrenches Thrown At You with Eric Jumper

Mar 17

Episode 110.5

We're Built To Create Things

Mar 14

Episode 110

Do What It Takes with Brian McManus and Brandon Lindsey

Mar 10

Episode 109.5

Does Chewing Someone Out Actually Work?

Mar 7

DT109

How to be a Miner AND a TV Star with Dozer Dave Turin

Mar 3 • 67 Minutes

Episode 108.5

Adapt Your Approach As You Learn

Feb 28

Episode 108

Leaving the Family Business with Kjell Gerber

Feb 24

Episode 107.5

People Aren't Robots

Feb 21

Episode 107

Growing Where You Are with Nic Parish

Feb 17

Episode 106.5

Dirt World... In the Future

Feb 14

Episode 106

Growing Up with Keaton Turner

Feb 10

Episode 105.5

Public or Private Sector?

Feb 7

Episode 105

Digging Holes with Jimmy Starbuck

Feb 3

Episode 104

Doing the Work with Tyson Smith

Jan 27

Episode 103.5

Are Equipment Brands Really That Different?

Jan 24

Episode 103

Pour Into People with Kimo Clark

Jan 20

Episode 102.5

Foremen: Leaders or Drivers?

Jan 20

Episode 94

Why Direct Communication Matters with Dan MacArthur

Nov 18

Episode 93.5

Help The Thorns in Your Side To Succeed

Nov 15

Episode 93

Doing Iron Differently with Bryan Peters

Nov 11

Episode 92.5

Leading Folks with More Experience Than You

Nov 8

Episode 92

Fearless Learning with Laurie SantaLucia

Nov 4

Episode 91.5

Figuring Out Ways to Train People

Nov 1

Episode 91

Having a Mission with Jordan Hillstrom

Oct 28

Episode 90.5

Flex Your Brain Muscles and Read a Book

Oct 25

Episode 90

Putting Money Back in the Ground with Johnathan More

Oct 21

Episode 89.5

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

Oct 18

Episode 89

Starting it Right with Kristine Muller

Oct 14

Episode 88.5

Safety Meeting Upgrades

Oct 11

Episode 88

Be Your Own Investor with Luke Payne

Oct 7

Episode 87.5

Upside-Down Skid Steer

Oct 4

You Won’t Get Handed Anything with Dylan Taylor

Sep 30 • 66

Episode 86.5

Just Show What You Do

Sep 28

Episode 85

Intentionality with Sal Frisella (Part 1)

Sep 17

Episode 84.5

Finding the Best Places for Your People

Sep 14

Episode 84

Technology is a Tool with Britton Lawson

Sep 13

Episode 83.5

Why Get a Skid Steer?

Sep 6

Episode 83

The BuildWitt Historian with Kevin McCawley

Sep 3

Episode 82.5

FIRST DIRT TALK IN THE STUDIO

Aug 30

Episode 82

Dirt Talkin’ with Sean Coghlan

Aug 26

Episode 81.5

What Progress Are We Seeing?

Aug 23

Episode 81

From Here to There with Chad Goodfellow

Aug 19

Episode 80.5

Racecars + Bars = Nashville?

Aug 16

Episode 80

Seeing the Big Picture with Brock Johnson

Aug 12

Episode 79.5

Passing It On

Aug 9

Episode 79

Write What You Know with Nick Drew

Aug 5

Episode 78.5

Train in Small Ways

Aug 2

Episode 78

They Ask, You Answer with Marcus Sheridan

Jul 29

Episode 77.5

Starting a Business Debt Free(?)

Jul 26

Episode 77

BuildWitt Office Rundown with Molly Abbott

Jul 22

Episode 76.5

Moving From Landscaping to Excavation

Jul 20

Episode 76

Practical Engineering with David Cutler

Jul 15

Episode 75.5

Aaron Takes a Break

Jul 13

Episode 75

Construction Leadership with Wally Adamchik

Jul 8

Episode 74.5

Aaron Went to Hang with Dirt Talk Alumni

Jul 6

Episode 74

All Things Gold and Mines with David Garofalo

Jul 2

Episode 73.5

Podcasting vs. Mowing Grass

Jun 28

Episode 73

Age Doesn’t Matter Anymore with Ben Warren

Jun 25

Episode 72.5

Talk About Company Values

Jun 21

Episode 72

BUILDWITT LEADERS

Jun 17

Episode 71.5

Going Back in Time

Jun 14

Episode 71

Inside CONEXPO with Dana Wuesthoff and Caroline Roberts

Jun 10

Episode 70.5

Driving 1000+ Miles

Jun 7

Episode 70

Pushing Buttons with Colby Williams

Jun 3

Episode 69.5

Do Job Titles Matter?

May 31

Episode 69

Winding Roads with Anthony Garcia

May 27

Episode 68.5

Aaron Spills Some Tea About the BuildWitt Skid Steer

May 25

Episode 68

Going Halfway Around the World with @the_english_earthmover

May 20

Episode 67.5

Talk About Money!

May 17

Episode 67

Starting Early with Bridger Snow

May 13

Episode 66.5

Aaron Does Not Hate General Contractors

May 10

Episode 66

Sharing the Process with Nick Schiffer

May 6

Episode 65.5

Stealing Good Company Culture

May 3

Episode 65

Uncommon Paths with Randy Blount

Apr 29

Episode 64.5

Machines Come in All Sizes

Apr 27

Episode 64

Saving the Next Guy’s Back with John Schiedeck

Apr 22

Episode 63.5

Discussing When Its Appropriate To Ask to Fly the Plane

Apr 19

Episode 63

The Importance of Company Culture with Eric Sellman

Apr 16

Episode 62.5

Meeting People In Person

Apr 13

Episode 62

Dirt. Ribs. Beer. with Ben Schwanberg

Apr 8

Episode 61.5

The Band is Back Together

Apr 6

Episode 61

Remembering Your Mistakes with Alex Burnett

Apr 1

Episode 60.5

From TN to AZ

Mar 29

Episode 60

From Stacking Bricks to Chief People Officer with Jake Schmidtlein

Mar 25

Episode 59.5

Do School Buses have Seat Belts Yet?

Mar 22

Episode 59

Hood Down and Go! with Nick Bezates

Mar 18

Episode 58.5

WE WITNESSED AN EQUIPMENT-LOADING MIRACLE

Mar 15

Episode 58

Trace Hall Talks CAT Dealers

Mar 11

Episode 57.5

Aaron and Alex Take On Big Dirt

Mar 8

Episode 57

Good Morning F!#$ers with @beefybladehand, Ryan Chrisman

Mar 4

Episode 56.5

First Monday Episode with Aaron and Alex

Mar 1

Episode 56

Pool Demolition and Baby Skid Steers with Bobby Frisch

Feb 25

Episode 55

BuildWitt Q&A – Part 2

Feb 18

Episode 54

Autonomous Earthmoving with Gaurav Kikani

Feb 12

Episode 53

Pat Allen (Guy Who Moves Dirt)

Feb 4

Episode 52

Dirt Monkey Excavating with Marty Leum

Jan 29

Episode 51

The Realities of Coal Mining with Rebecca McGrew of NAC

Jan 23

Episode 50

I Don’t Understand Safety?

Jan 20

Episode 49

From Accounting to Earthmoving with Ron Kellish of Bemas Construction

Jan 17

Episode 48

How Ag Development Works with Josh McCahill of McCahill Enterprises

Jan 8

Episode 47

BuildWitt 2020 In Review with Dan Briscoe

Dec 26

Episode 46

Inside Ritchie Bros, the World’s Largest Equipment Auctioneer

Dec 19

Episode 45

Faith and Dirt with Nick Frederick of Witech Excavating

Dec 11

Episode 44

The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of GC's with Garret Moss

Dec 5

Episode 43

Motocross, America, and Skid Steers with Jarryd McNeil

Nov 27

Episode 42

Starting From Rock Bottom with Dary Langfitt

Nov 18

Episode 41

Suicide Prevention in Construction with Michelle Walker

Nov 13

Episode 40

From Snow Cats to Dredging with Eric Jumper

Nov 6

Episode 39

The Dirt Ninja

Oct 30

Episode 38

The World’s Best Equipment Operator, Garret Wilson

Oct 21

Episode 37

Talking Dozers with Sam Meeker of Caterpillar

Oct 16

Episode 36

Name is Everything with Mike Willhite

Oct 7

Episode 35

Quits Job, Buys Skid Steer with Dane Cotten

Sep 30

Episode 34

Dirt Talk Job Site Edition with Brett Baker of RAWSO

Sep 24

Episode 33

South Carolina Logging with Matt Moldenhauer of Bellwether

Sep 17

Episode 32

BuildWitt Q&A – Answering Your Questions

Sep 9

Episode 31

Dirt Down Under with Jimmy Starbuck

Sep 2

Episode 30

Life and Anxiety With Herb Sargent of Sargent Corp

Aug 21

Episode 29

Talking Excavators with Caterpillar’s Ryan Neal

Aug 20

Episode 28

To College or Not to College?

Aug 13

Episode 27

Dirt Celebrity Letsdig18

Aug 5

Episode 26

My Dirt Adventures Part 2

Jul 30

Episode 25

My Dirt Adventures Part 1

Jul 24

Episode 24

Transforming the Family Business with Taylor White

Jul 17

Episode 23

From Dirt to Data with Isaac Barlow of busybusy

Jul 9

Episode 22

Dropping Out of College to Buy a Backhoe with Ford Berg

Jul 2

Episode 21

BuildWitt BTS 002 – What is BuildWitt?

Jun 24

Episode 20

Talking Demolition with James Milburn of MILBURN Demolition

Jun 17

Episode 19

Caterpillar Wrenching

May 13

Episode 18

Hotel Room Office to Disaster Clean Ups with Alan Guy of Anvil Builders

May 8

Episode 17

Leading 120 Years of History with Tom Squeri of Graniterock

May 1

Episode 16

The Mud and the Blood with Jason Miller of Midwest Mole

Apr 22

Episode 15

Growth = Struggle with Garrett Moss of Moss Utilities

Apr 15

Episode 14

BuildWitt BTS 001 with Dan Briscoe

Apr 8

Episode 13

COVID and Preparing for a Downturn with Herb Sargent

Apr 1

Episode 12

From Hillbilly to Counselor to Miner with Mikel Bowman

Mar 25

Episode 11

Keaton Turner - Becoming a National Mining Contractor

Mar 19

Episode 10

Dozer Dave Turin on Old. vs Young in the Blue Collar World

Mar 12

Episode 9

Herb Sargent: Reinventing a Successful Construction Business

Mar 1

Episode 8

Behind the Scenes of a Caterpillar Dealer with Craig Kahoun

Feb 25

Episode 7

Women in Construction with Missy Scherber – Part 2

Feb 13

Episode 6

Women in Construction with Missy Scherber – Part 1

Feb 11

Episode 4

Kimo Clark of Truth Excavation

Jan 31

Episode 5

Don Collier of MILBURN Demolition

Jan 27

Episode 3

Heath Hanna of Contour Mining & Construction

Jan 24

Episode 2

Dylan Stephens of RAWSO Constructors

Jan 8

Episode 1

Dirt Talk Teaser

Dec 23

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All Episodes

Let Everybody See the Scoreboard

Family and Aggregates with John Scepaniak

Buying a Company You Can't Afford

Unique Investments in Your People with Dan Garcia

What's the Point of Structure?

Thanks, Failure! with Justin Martin & David Brown

The Higher Education System Isn't Designed For Blue Collar Work

Teaching Novices About the Dirt World with Eric Jumper

Make Good Decisions Easy

Aaron's Euro Trip

The Secret Formula?

Collaborating with Competitors with Nick Schiffer

BuildWitt Meets Midnight Force

Embracing the Dark Side with Paul Jones

Heavy Machinery, and the Trolls With Opinions About It

Dirt World Olympics with Gabe Krebs and Tom Wozniak

Style, Swag, and Suave Haircuts

Building Slow and Steady with Matt Bachtel

Raising a Family in the Dirt World

Utility Locating with Chris Moore & Preston Higgins

Look at Yourself First

From Cowboy Life to Equipment Training with Jay Collup

What's the Difference Between Concrete and Cement?

'Yeah, I Can Do That' with Ryan Goodfellow

Why Are So Many Dirt World Folks Paid Hourly?

Avoiding Stagnation and Complacency with Jonathan Campbell

Creating Space

Getting Wrenches Thrown At You with Eric Jumper

We're Built To Create Things

Do What It Takes with Brian McManus and Brandon Lindsey

Does Chewing Someone Out Actually Work?

How to be a Miner AND a TV Star with Dozer Dave Turin

Adapt Your Approach As You Learn

Leaving the Family Business with Kjell Gerber

People Aren't Robots

Growing Where You Are with Nic Parish

Dirt World... In the Future

Growing Up with Keaton Turner

Public or Private Sector?

Digging Holes with Jimmy Starbuck

Doing the Work with Tyson Smith

Are Equipment Brands Really That Different?

Pour Into People with Kimo Clark

Foremen: Leaders or Drivers?

Why Direct Communication Matters with Dan MacArthur

Help The Thorns in Your Side To Succeed

Doing Iron Differently with Bryan Peters

Leading Folks with More Experience Than You

Fearless Learning with Laurie SantaLucia

Figuring Out Ways to Train People

Having a Mission with Jordan Hillstrom

Flex Your Brain Muscles and Read a Book

Putting Money Back in the Ground with Johnathan More

Should I Stay or Should I Go Now?

Starting it Right with Kristine Muller

Safety Meeting Upgrades

Be Your Own Investor with Luke Payne

Upside-Down Skid Steer

You Won’t Get Handed Anything with Dylan Taylor

Just Show What You Do

Intentionality with Sal Frisella (Part 1)

Finding the Best Places for Your People

Technology is a Tool with Britton Lawson

Why Get a Skid Steer?

The BuildWitt Historian with Kevin McCawley

FIRST DIRT TALK IN THE STUDIO

Dirt Talkin’ with Sean Coghlan

What Progress Are We Seeing?

From Here to There with Chad Goodfellow

Racecars + Bars = Nashville?

Seeing the Big Picture with Brock Johnson

Passing It On

Write What You Know with Nick Drew

Train in Small Ways

They Ask, You Answer with Marcus Sheridan

Starting a Business Debt Free(?)

BuildWitt Office Rundown with Molly Abbott

Moving From Landscaping to Excavation

Practical Engineering with David Cutler