Episode Listing

Accepting (And Passing On) The Family Legacy with Steve Goodfellow

Mar 23

Episode 157

More Land Clearing with Ben Warren (Pt. 2)

Mar 16 • 84 minutes

episode 156

AARON & ERIC VS. THE INTERNET: Robots Will Fix Everything

Mar 9 • 57 minutes

Episode 155

Ask For What You Want with Shane Patterson

Mar 2 • 70 minutes

Episode 154

Q+A: Where Should a 22-Year-Old Go First in the Dirt World?

Feb 23 • 50 minutes

Episode 153

Learn to Do the Un-Sexy Work with Carson Mediate

Feb 16 • 78 minutes

episode 152

Coming Back to the Family Business with Kevin Tompkins

Feb 9 • 71 minutes

Episode 151

TRAVEL REPORT: Winter X Games Construction, Hanging Out with Jarryd McNeil, and Cal Fire Training!

Feb 2 • 62 minutes

Episode 150

The “Good Times” are a Good Time to Change with Randy Blount

Jan 26 • 95 minutes

Episode 149

Looking Back and Moving Forward: Reflecting on a Year in a Construction-Adjacent Business

Jan 19

Episode 4

BUILDING BUILDWITT: From Solo Mission to Mission-Focused Team

Dec 29

Episode 3

BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Quits 2 Jobs and Moves in with his Dad

Dec 22

Episode 2

BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Goes to Work on the Railroad

Dec 15

Episode 1

BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Witt Wears Shorts to a Job Site

Dec 8

Dirt World Work is Noble

Nov 28

Episode 148

Making Up the Business! With Nate Emerson

Dec 1

Q+A: Interest Rates, Highway Patching, and Changing Your Mind

Dec 2

Episode 145.5

Bauma Germany Trip Recap

Nov 14

Episode 146

Better Dirt World

Nov 17

145

Diversify What You Know with Jennifer Todd

Nov 10

144

Different Dirt World Hats with Aric Smith

Nov 3

143.5

Bauma 2022/Germany Trip Preview

Oct 31

143

Everyone is a Leader with Aron Nick

Oct 27

Why Use Social Media? (or Get Over the Bad Parts)

Oct 24

Episode 142

Demolition All Day with Brian Priestly & Ryan Priestly of Priestly Demolition

Oct 20

Episode 141

October Q+A: Tell Your Friends Why the Dirt World is Awesome

Oct 13

Episode 141

Dirt Talk: LIVE at the ECC Conference in San Antonio, TX

Oct 13

Episode 140.5

Spending Money Without a Direct ROI (with Eric Jumper)

Oct 10

Episode 140

Aaron Witt’s Roots with Carolyn MacDonald (Aaron’s Mom)

Oct 6

Episode 139.5

A Dirt Talk: LIVE Retrospective

Oct 3 • 31 minutes

Episode 139

Keeping the Younger Generation Motivated with Brent Rasmussen

Sep 29 • 82 minutes

Episode 138.5

Dirt Talk Mondays: Q+A with Aaron Witt and Alex Horton

Sep 26 • 42 minutes

Episode 138

Suicide Prevention in Construction Pt. 2 with Michelle Walker

Sep 21 • 70 minutes

Episode 137.5

Jobsite Whoopsies

Sep 19 • 37 minutes

Episode 137

What Does Suicide Prevention Look Like? with Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas

Sep 14 • 80 minutes

episode 136.5

Besides People, What Other Shortages are Hurting the Dirt World?

Sep 12 • 47 minutes

Episode 136

The Opportunities (and Challenges) of Joining the Family Business with Sophie Coleman

Sep 8 • 73 minutes

Episode 135.5

The Importance of Oil Today

Sep 5 • 45minutes

Episode 135

What’s the Point of Sustainability? with Will Paddock

Sep 1 • 68 minutes

Episode 134.5

How Do I Stay in the Dirt World and Get Work-Life Balance?

Aug 29 • 39 minutes

Episode 134

Training and Leadership Questions Answered

Aug 25 • 38 minutes

Episode 133

Why Old Equipment is Better with George Marsh

Aug 18 • 69 minutes

Episode 133.5

Full-Time Job or Internship?

Aug 22 • 47 minutes

Episode 132.5

Determining How Much You Should Be Paid

Aug 17 • 44 minutes

Episode 132

Solving the Diesel Tech Shortage with Tyler Robertson, Diesel Laptops

Aug 17 • 67 minutes

Episode 131.5

A BuildWitt Update with Aaron Witt and Dan Briscoe

Aug 9 • 38 Minutes

Episode 131

Oil & Gas with Reilly Sasse

Aug 9 • 51 minutes

Episode 129.5

Aaron & Eric Take New York

Aug 2 • 49 minutes

Episode 130

How to Attract the Next Generation with Will Schuler

Aug 2 • 81 minutes

episode 130.5

Public Sector vs Private Sector

Aug 2 • 44 minutes

Episode 129

Avocados & the Dirt World

Jul 25 • 46 minutes

Episode 128.5

What is a Motor Grader?

Jul 25 • 48 minutes

Episode 128

Young Buck in the Dirt World with Justin Hoerner

Jul 25 • 68 minutes

Episode 127.5

Out With the Stereotypes, In With an Improved Dirt World

Jul 21 • 40 Minutes

Episode 127

Technology in the Dirt World With Austin Conti

Jul 19 • 56 minutes

episode 126.5

Does the Dirt World Prepare for Economic Decline?

Jul 8 • 40 minutes

Episode 126

Logging and Trucking with Matt Moldenhauer

Jul 1 • 70 minutes

episode 125.5

Job Shopping for Leverage?

Jul 1 • 35 minutes

Episode 125

Cultivate Better People with Matthew McQueen

Jun 27 • 55 minutes

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

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All Episodes

Accepting (And Passing On) The Family Legacy with Steve Goodfellow

More Land Clearing with Ben Warren (Pt. 2)

AARON & ERIC VS. THE INTERNET: Robots Will Fix Everything

Ask For What You Want with Shane Patterson

Q+A: Where Should a 22-Year-Old Go First in the Dirt World?

Learn to Do the Un-Sexy Work with Carson Mediate

Coming Back to the Family Business with Kevin Tompkins

TRAVEL REPORT: Winter X Games Construction, Hanging Out with Jarryd McNeil, and Cal Fire Training!

The “Good Times” are a Good Time to Change with Randy Blount

Looking Back and Moving Forward: Reflecting on a Year in a Construction-Adjacent Business

BUILDING BUILDWITT: From Solo Mission to Mission-Focused Team

BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Quits 2 Jobs and Moves in with his Dad

BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Goes to Work on the Railroad

BUILDING BUILDWITT: Aaron Witt Wears Shorts to a Job Site

Dirt World Work is Noble

Making Up the Business! With Nate Emerson

Q+A: Interest Rates, Highway Patching, and Changing Your Mind

Bauma Germany Trip Recap

Better Dirt World

Diversify What You Know with Jennifer Todd

Different Dirt World Hats with Aric Smith

Bauma 2022/Germany Trip Preview

Everyone is a Leader with Aron Nick

Why Use Social Media? (or Get Over the Bad Parts)

Demolition All Day with Brian Priestly & Ryan Priestly of Priestly Demolition

October Q+A: Tell Your Friends Why the Dirt World is Awesome

Dirt Talk: LIVE at the ECC Conference in San Antonio, TX

Spending Money Without a Direct ROI (with Eric Jumper)

Aaron Witt’s Roots with Carolyn MacDonald (Aaron’s Mom)

A Dirt Talk: LIVE Retrospective

Keeping the Younger Generation Motivated with Brent Rasmussen

Dirt Talk Mondays: Q+A with Aaron Witt and Alex Horton

Suicide Prevention in Construction Pt. 2 with Michelle Walker

Jobsite Whoopsies

What Does Suicide Prevention Look Like? with Dr. Sally Spencer-Thomas

Besides People, What Other Shortages are Hurting the Dirt World?

The Opportunities (and Challenges) of Joining the Family Business with Sophie Coleman

The Importance of Oil Today

What’s the Point of Sustainability? with Will Paddock

How Do I Stay in the Dirt World and Get Work-Life Balance?

Training and Leadership Questions Answered

Why Old Equipment is Better with George Marsh

Full-Time Job or Internship?

Determining How Much You Should Be Paid

Solving the Diesel Tech Shortage with Tyler Robertson, Diesel Laptops

A BuildWitt Update with Aaron Witt and Dan Briscoe

Oil & Gas with Reilly Sasse

Aaron & Eric Take New York

How to Attract the Next Generation with Will Schuler

Public Sector vs Private Sector

Avocados & the Dirt World

What is a Motor Grader?

Young Buck in the Dirt World with Justin Hoerner

Out With the Stereotypes, In With an Improved Dirt World

Technology in the Dirt World With Austin Conti

Does the Dirt World Prepare for Economic Decline?

Logging and Trucking with Matt Moldenhauer

Job Shopping for Leverage?

Cultivate Better People with Matthew McQueen

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