Dirt Talk Podcast

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Dirt Talk Podcast episodes

December 08, 2025 2025 Ariat Dirt World Summit Lessons Learned (BuildWitt Update #30) — DT 397
Aaron recaps the wins and lessons learned after the close of the 2025 Ariat Dirt World Summit.
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13 min
December 04, 2025 Dirt Talk Q&A — DT 396
Aaron's back to answer your questions. Send us your questions — [email protected]!
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1 hr 2 min
December 01, 2025 A Pickle, Trash, and Dirt World is a GO (BuildWitt Update #29) — DT 395
Aaron talks about a recent tough pickle he had to tackle, his Vlog trip to visit Casella and their waste management operations, and the latest surrounding Dirt World.
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13 min
November 27, 2025 Brian Anderson w/ Bear Construction — DT 394
Brian Anderson is President of Bear Construction, a site work company based in Middle Tennessee. Started in 2019 by driving to water service projects in a Kia, Brian’s shared much of his business journey online for others to see and learn from.
Learn more about Bear Construction at: https://tnbearllc.com/
Follow Brian Anderson on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brian-anderson-08415560/
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2 hr 18 min
November 24, 2025 Bring Back the Trades, AI, and 1,300+ Attendees (BuildWitt Update #28) — DT 393
Aaron recaps his recent speaking engagement at the annual Bring Back the Trades event, some quick thoughts on AI tools, and what it means to have had 1,300+ attendees at the 2025 Ariat Dirt World Summit.
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14 min
November 20, 2025 Dick Zhang w/ Bluelight (Autonomous) Machines — DT 392
Dick’s CEO of Bluelight Machines, an autonomous civil construction machine startup that’s already working with leading civil companies nationwide to automate rollers and articulated trucks. He’s using many lessons learned from building a previous technology company serving the civil construction and mining industries to help contractors build better than ever.
Learn more about Bluelight Machines at: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bluelight-machines/
Follow Dick Zhang on LinkedIn at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/zhangr/

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2 hr 17 min
November 17, 2025 Dale Carnegie and Learning Cultures (BuildWitt Update #27) — DT 391
Aaron recaps his attendance at a recent Dale Carnegie conference and gives some thoughts on learning culture.
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16 min
November 13, 2025 Paul Jones w/ Solomon Builders – DT 390
Paul is President of Solomon Builders, a Nashville-based general contractor who’s performed notable work like the Ramsey Solutions HQ and the Nashville Zoo. After a tragic event in 2020 put the company's future in question, they’ve been on a journey to define who they are and double down on it.
Learn more about Solomon Builders: https://www.solomonbuilders.com/
Follow Paul on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/paul-jones-378a6a46/
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1 hr 57 min
November 10, 2025 Bulldozer Art, New Hires, and Seating Charts (BuildWitt Update #26) — DT 389
Aaron recaps the latest at BuildWitt.
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16 min
November 06, 2025 Joe Pehanick w/ East Bay Tire – DT 388
Joe is CEO of East Bay Tire, a California-based tire distributor and service provider, serving anyone from trucking companies to ports to quarries. With thousands of customers and applications, Joe is taking the company in a more service and data-driven direction, aiming to educate customers and provide greater value than the traditional tire model. And while not sexy, the whole world moves on tires!
Follow Joe: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joepehanick/
Learn more about East Bay Tire: https://eastbaytire.com/
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2 hr 23 min

About Dirt Talk Podcast

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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…