Show overview
Dirt Talk by BuildWitt has been publishing since 2019, and across the 7 years since has built a catalogue of 544 episodes. That works out to roughly 540 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a several-times-a-week cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 37 min and 1h 16m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. Roughly 21% of episodes carry an explicit flag from the publisher. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Business show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed 2 days ago, with 45 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2025, with 105 episodes published. Published by Aaron Witt.
From the publisher
Welcome to the Dirt World's top podcast (self-proclaimed). Every week, host Aaron Witt, founder of BuildWitt, interviews construction and mining industry leaders in long form and shares updates on what's happening inside of BuildWitt.
Latest Episodes
View all 544 episodesWhy Construction Is Losing the Next Generation - Fred Mills (DT 448)
African Mining Adventure (Building BuildWitt 55) - DT447
"It's Not the Pay, It Never Was" - Ken Rusk (DT446)
Dirt World Sold Out (Building BuildWitt 54) - DT445
They Tried to Undo 100 Years of His Family’s Work - Herb Sargent (DT 444)
Speaking, Waiting Lists and Solving Problems (Building BuildWitt #53) - DT443
Give Us the Dirt - Brandon Lindsey (DT 442)
Indian Adventure (Building BuildWitt #52) - DT441
Who’s Actually Building America? w/ Jim Vinoski (DT 440)
South Korea Adventure (Building BuildWitt #51) - DT439
From Family Business to Winning Major Contracts - Ricky Webb (DT 438)
Throwing Bones & New Feature Testing (Building BuildWitt #50) - DT437
He Builds People, Not Just Projects - John Dudlicek - DT 436
Texas Concrete, Tunneling & Dredging (Building BuildWitt #49) - DT435
Aaron Interviewed on the Conquer Cast! – DT434
Strategy & Last Call for Dirt World (Building BuildWitt # 48) - DT433
Mikel Bowman w/ Bowman Legacies – DT 432
Mikel Bowman is the President of Bowman Legacies, a consulting business focusing on leadership and organizational culture. After a past life as a social worker turned driller and miner, he’s now leveraging his past to help Dirt World companies develop their next generation. Follow Mikel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikel-bowman-256137122/ Learn more about Bowman Legacies: https://www.bowmanlegacies.com/ Want to better train and develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Shame: A Life Lesson (Building BuildWitt #47) - DT431
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Casey Dillon w/ Atlas Excavating – DT 430
Casey Dillon is President and CEO of Atlas Excavating, an Indiana-based civil construction company specializing in tough projects, especially complex underground utility installation. Casey started at the company decades ago alongside his parents and now leads the business with his brother as the second generation, with planning now focused on what the third generation will look like. Follow Casey on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/casey-dillon-91303517/ Learn more about Atlas Excavating at: https://atlasdigs.com Want to better train and develop your civil construction workforce and leaders? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Diamonds & Media Restructure (Building BuildWitt #46) - DT429
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned at BuildWitt this week. Learn more about attending the 2026 Ariat Dirt World Summit by visiting https://events.dirtworld.com/event/summit-2026/summary Want to better train and develop your teams? Check out BuildWitt Improve! https://buildwitt.com/product Questions or feedback? Email us at [email protected]! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices