The Dirt is back with Parker, Rick, Tony and the first-time mine boss, Fred Lewis. Parker lets loose on Fred's style, Rick explains why this will be his best year and Fred shows us a group of veterans that are like no mining team we've seen before.

Parker lays out his new mine boss philosophy and Mitch and Brennan weigh in. The Ness crew explains how less laughs might equal more gold. Kruse starts a side career as a talk show host. Fred Hurt at 77 explains why he has no intention of slowing down.

The Beets children compete with dad to uncover who qualifies as a bonafide artist on the excavator. Fred Lewis, Khara and Kendall discuss how ex-military miners maintain morale during a dearth of gold and Freddy Dodge weighs in on their predicament.