Meikles & Dimes

By Nate Meikle

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Episodes: 214

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Meikles & Dimes is a podcast dedicated to the simple, practical, and underappreciated. Monologue episodes cover science-based topics in decision-making, health, communication, negotiation, and performance psychology. Interview episodes, called Layer 2 episodes, include guests from business, academia, health care, journalism, engineering, and athletics.

Episode Date
214: National Surfing Champion Saxon Baltzer | Sacrifice, Persistence, & Passion
Jul 21, 2025
213: Becoming a Better Listener Every Day of Our Life | Professor Avi Kluger
Jul 14, 2025
212: Moving to China with Five Children | Professor David Hunsaker
Jul 07, 2025
211: How to Use Both/And Thinking | Professor Wendy Smith
Jun 30, 2025
210: How to Get Employees to Speak Up | Professor Ethan Burris
Jun 23, 2025
209: Listening to Our Inner Voice | Professor Peter Kim
Jun 16, 2025
208: Social Sustainability with Professor Ryan Fehr | Cultivating Solitude that Energizes Us
Jun 09, 2025
207: Judge Bruce Smith | True Leadership Is Based on Character and Ethical Decision Making
Jun 02, 2025
206: How Innovation Really Happens | Martin Reeves and the Creation of the Like Button
May 26, 2025
205: How Todd Herman Helped Kobe Bryant Become a Legend | The Alter Ego Effect
May 19, 2025
204: How To Show People They Matter | Zach Mercurio
May 12, 2025
203: Sundays With Tozer Episode 26 | Raul Rodriguez Part 2
May 11, 2025
202: Sundays With Tozer Episode 25 | Raul Rodriguez Part 1
May 11, 2025
201: Sundays With Tozer Episode 24 | Tozer & Greg Fullmer
May 11, 2025
200: Kannon Shanmugam, U.S. Supreme Court Litigator | Enthusiasm for Greatness
May 05, 2025
199: Sundays With Tozer Episode 23 | Tozer Moves to New Mexico
May 04, 2025
198: Sundays With Tozer Episode 22 | Tozer & Casey Bergeson
May 04, 2025
197: Technologist Bob Goodson | What Is the Most Important Problem in My Field?
Apr 28, 2025
196: Harvard Researcher Siri Chilazi | Having Humility in How Much We Trust Our Brains
Apr 21, 2025
195: Mental Performance Coach Riley Jensen | Greatness Is Achieved One Rep at a Time
Apr 14, 2025
194: Professor Theresa Glomb | Work Hard, Have Fun, Choose Kind, Be Present
Apr 07, 2025
193: How To Make Work Meaningful | Tamara Myles, Positive Psychology Instructor at the University of Pennsylvania
Mar 31, 2025
192: Former Google Executive Jenny Wood | Shamelessly Go After What You Want
Mar 24, 2025
191: Harvard Professor Iris Bohnet on Fairness
Mar 17, 2025
189: Sundays with Tozer Episode 20 | Tozer and Zairrick Wadsworth
Mar 16, 2025
190: Sundays With Tozer Episode 21 | Tozer Helps Me Get Recruited & We Discuss Oppenheimer
Mar 16, 2025
188: Sabina Nawaz, former Microsoft Executive | How Pressure, Not Power, Corrupts
Mar 10, 2025
187: Teach People How to Treat You | Melody Wilding, Professor & Executive Coach
Mar 03, 2025
186: Harvard Business School Professor Rebecca Henderson | Focus, Embrace Change, & Treat People Well
Feb 24, 2025
185: Jon Schmidt of The Piano Guys | Turning His Life Over To God
Feb 17, 2025
184: Author Elaine Lin Hering on Unlearning Silence
Feb 10, 2025
183: Combating Addiction in a Dopamine-Saturated World | Stanford Professor Dr. Anna Lembke
Feb 03, 2025
182: The Future of Energy | USC Professor Shon Hiatt
Jan 27, 2025
181: Transitioning to New Life Phases | Harvard Professor Emerita Teresa Amabile
Jan 20, 2025
180: Reinvent Yourself | Futurist Ravin Jesuthasan
Jan 13, 2025
179: Living In a Digital Village Monitored by AI | Sandra Matz, Columbia Business School Professor
Jan 06, 2025
178: Focus on Strengths over Weaknesses | Sarah Dalton
Dec 30, 2024
177: Filmmaker Ken Burns | “I Will Do Whatever Inly Rejoices Me.”
Dec 23, 2024
176: Lying to Help Our Organization | Professor Elizabeth Umphress
Dec 16, 2024
175: Be Brilliant in the Roles That Best Fit Your Capabilities | Oxford PhD Barry Conchie
Dec 09, 2024
174: The Obvious Answer Is Often Wrong | Costas Markides, London Business School Professor
Dec 02, 2024
173: Sundays with Tozer Episode 19 | Tozer Talks about His Image
Dec 01, 2024
172: Mistakes We Make When Dealing with Uncertainty | Columbia Professor Rita McGrath
Nov 25, 2024
171: What If You Were Incapable of Distrust | Writer Jennifer Latson
Nov 18, 2024
170: The Inner Bully versus the Inner Wimp | Mike Lerario on Leadership Development
Nov 11, 2024
169: The (Underappreciated) Power of Asking for What We Want | Professor Vanessa Bohns
Nov 04, 2024
168: How to Thrive | Professor John Bingham
Oct 28, 2024
167: “Show Me Your Money & I’ll Show You Your Values” | Daniel Crosby, Behavioral Finance Psychologist
Oct 21, 2024
166: Our Brains Are Wired for Stories | Author Lisa Cron
Oct 14, 2024
165: Sundays with Tozer Episode 18 | The Books That Have Most Influenced Tozer
Oct 13, 2024
164: Kim B. Clark Former Dean of Harvard Business School and President of BYU—Idaho | Leaders Increase Light
Oct 07, 2024
163: Pulitzer Prize Winner Matt Richtel | “Don’t Mess with Happiness”
Sep 30, 2024
162: Kansas Chancellor Doug Girod | “I Have More Bosses Now than I’ve Ever Had in My Life”
Sep 23, 2024
161: Heisman Trophy Winner Ty Detmer | Bouncing Back from Seven Interceptions in One Game
Sep 16, 2024
160: Special Counsel Ingrid Price | Advising Clients on National Security Matters
Sep 09, 2024
159: Professor Jeffery Thompson | Finding Your Calling
Sep 02, 2024
158: Admiral William McRaven Who Oversaw the Raids that Killed Osama Bin Laden and Captured Saddam Hussein | How Do You Earn Respect?
Aug 26, 2024
157: Alfred Grace, President of the Polynesian Cultural Center | "Love What You Do"
Aug 19, 2024
156: Entertainment Attorney Harry Reynolds | Representing A-list Celebrities and Grammy-award Winning Artists
Aug 12, 2024
155: Litigator Craig Lavoie | Representing Vanessa Bryant & Other Litigation Insights
Aug 05, 2024
154: Sundays with Tozer Episode 17 | Tozer Tutors College Students
Aug 04, 2024
153: Sundays with Tozer Episode 16 | Tozer's Friends Share Stories about Tozer
Aug 04, 2024
152: Sundays with Tozer Episode 15 | Tozer Teaches about Nuclear Power
Aug 04, 2024
151: Sundays with Tozer Episode 14 | Tozer's Impact on Ryan Meikle
Aug 04, 2024
150: Pulitzer Prize Winner Charles Duhigg | How To Be a Supercommunicator
Jul 29, 2024
149: SEAL Team Six Navy SEAL Karl “Gus” Gustavson | Leadership, Decision-Making, Communication, & Mental Toughness
Jul 22, 2024
148: Four-Star General of the U.S. Army George W. Casey Jr. | You’re No Better Than Anyone and No One’s Better Than You
Jul 15, 2024
147: Former BYU President Kevin Worthen | Say “Yes” as Often as Possible
Jul 08, 2024
146: IRS Special Agent Richard Littrell | Watch Out For Yourselves & Others
Jul 01, 2024
145: UNC Professor Alison Fragale | Helping Women Navigate Power & Status Dynamics
Jun 24, 2024
144: Harvard Professor Amy Edmondson on Psychological Safety | Noticing When the Dog Doesn’t Bark but Should Have
Jun 17, 2024
143: Chicago Professor Ayelet Fishbach | Four Science-Backed Ways to Increase Motivation
Jun 10, 2024
142: White Shoe Firm Corporate Attorney Todd Mortensen | Advising CEOs and Boards of Directors
Jun 03, 2024
141: How To Have a Crucial Conversation | Joseph Grenny
May 27, 2024
140: Nathan Tanner | Telling Ourselves the Right Stories
May 20, 2024
139: Professor Taya Cohen on Guilt Versus Shame
May 13, 2024
138: Bryan Porter | Hedge Fund Portfolio Manager
May 06, 2024
137: Cory Sanford | What Helps Us Today Can Hurt Us Tomorrow
Apr 29, 2024
136: Sundays with Tozer Episode 13 | Tozer and His “First Friend” Jake Garn
Apr 28, 2024
135: Sundays with Tozer Episode 12 | Tozer & Nate Garn (Part 2)
Apr 28, 2024
134: Sundays with Tozer Episode 11 | Tozer & Nate Garn (Part 1)
Apr 28, 2024
133: Ann Tenbrunsel | No One Is Immune from Behaving Unethically
Apr 22, 2024
132: Gretchen Rubin | There Is No Magic, One-Size-Fits All Solution for Happiness
Apr 15, 2024
131: Modupe Akinola | Stop Passing Your Stress on to Everyone Else
Apr 08, 2024
130: Home Depot CEO Frank Blake on the Power of Recognition and Storytelling
Apr 01, 2024
129: Laurie Santos | How To Improve Our Happiness
Mar 25, 2024
128: Brent Dunn | Writer, Volcano Hunter, & LSAT Instructor (Part 2)
Mar 18, 2024
127: Brent Dunn | Volcano Hunter & LSAT Instructor (Part 1)
Mar 11, 2024
126: Sundays with Tozer Episode 10 | Tozer Works for GE Astro Space and Then Moves to Idaho Falls
Mar 10, 2024
125: Sundays with Tozer Episode 9 | Tozer and His Team at IBM Invent MR Technology
Mar 10, 2024
124: Sundays with Tozer Episode 8 | Tozer Describes Youth He Mentored and Internships He Had
Mar 10, 2024
123: The World’s Longest Study of Happiness | Marc Schulz
Mar 04, 2024
122: Andy Reid on Leadership
Feb 26, 2024
121: Zoe Chance on Reducing the Asking Gap
Feb 19, 2024
120: NYU Professor Dolly Chugh on Bounded Ethicality
Feb 12, 2024
119: Stanford Professor Bob Sutton | The Best Leaders Are Trustees of Others’ Time
Feb 05, 2024
118: Huggy Rao | Remove Obstacles that Infuriate. Insert Obstacles that Educate.
Jan 29, 2024
117: Dan Heath | Bright Spots as a Superpower
Jan 22, 2024
116: Hostage Negotiator Chris Voss | Collaborative Beats Cutthroat
Jan 15, 2024
115: UCLA Professor Cassie Holmes | Time Poverty and Happiness
Jan 08, 2024
114: Sundays with Tozer Episode 7 | Tozer Becomes a Tutor at College and Receives a Standing Ovation
Jan 07, 2024
113: Sundays with Tozer Episode 6 | Medication Side Effects and Court Appointed Special Advocacy
Jan 07, 2024
112: Sundays with Tozer Episode 5 | Tozer Works for Halliburton and Has a Tumor
Jan 07, 2024
111: Strengthening Strengths Beats Improving Weaknesses | Joe Folkman
Jan 02, 2024
110: Jennifer Pahlka on Recoding America
Dec 26, 2023
109: Wharton Professor Amy Wrzesniewski | Job Crafting and Creating Meaning
Dec 18, 2023
108: Adam Grant | Inside the Mind of Wharton’s Top-Rated Professor
Dec 11, 2023
107: Sundays with Tozer Episode 4 | Tozer Moves to Japan
Dec 10, 2023
106: Sundays with Tozer Episode 3 | Tozer Goes to College
Dec 10, 2023
105: Sundays with Tozer Episode 2 | Middle School, High School, & Religion
Dec 10, 2023
104: Brad Stulberg | Self-Discipline Versus Self-Compassion
Dec 04, 2023
103: Brian Nosek | From Ruining His Career to Revolutionizing Science
Nov 28, 2023
102: Daniel Pink | Action Creates Motivation
Nov 21, 2023
101: Sundays with Tozer Episode 1 | A Math Prodigy on a Farm
Nov 19, 2023
100: The Godfather of Influence | Robert Cialdini
Nov 13, 2023
99: Literary Fiction Writer Josh Foster | Profound Melodramatic Disorder
Nov 06, 2023
98: Wharton Professor Maurice Schweitzer | Censored Environments
Oct 30, 2023
97: Public Speaking Made Easy | Matt Abrahams, Stanford Communication Expert
Oct 23, 2023
96: “Okay Boomer” | NYU Professor Mike North | Bridging the Generational Gap
Oct 16, 2023
95: Military Strategist Steve Leonard | Be Brief. Be Brilliant. Be Gone.
Oct 09, 2023
94: Be Good. Feel Good. Do Good | Michigan Professor Dave Mayer
Oct 02, 2023
93: Do You Want Status or Influence? | NYU Professor Joe Magee on Standing Out while Fitting In
Sep 25, 2023
92: Navy SEAL Rich Diviney | ”If you call yourself a leader, but no one’s following you, I’ve got bad news.”
Sep 18, 2023
91: Steve Young, Hall of Fame QB | “I screwed up!”
Sep 11, 2023
90: Harvard Professor Todd Rogers | Getting People To Respond to What We Write
Sep 06, 2023
89: Annie Duke | Decision Making Models from a World Series of Poker Champion
Sep 04, 2023
88: Top Gun Pilot Luke Babbitt | From Fighter Jets to Finance
Aug 28, 2023
87: From Academia to Agriculture | Rob Holmes’ Goal to Feed the World
Aug 23, 2023
86: Stanford Professor Jeff Strnad | Interconnected Beyond Belief and Embracing the Inevitable
Aug 21, 2023
85: Dan Siciliano | Imagine You Might Be Wrong
Aug 14, 2023
84: Ryan Westwood | Discipline and Experimentation
Aug 07, 2023
83: Michigan Professor Dave Ulrich | Four Questions To Find Clarity
Jul 31, 2023
82: NYU Professor Elizabeth Morrison | Be Proactive and Voice
Jul 24, 2023
81: Stanford Professor Bob Sutton | ”The Knowledge That I’ve Got Enough”
Jul 20, 2023
80: NYU Professor Batia Wiesenfeld | Explain Why
Jul 17, 2023
79: Ryan Hawk | Learning Leadership from the Learning Leader
Jul 10, 2023
78: Stephen M.R. Covey | The Power of Trust
Jul 03, 2023
77: Paul Gustavson | Five Smooth Stones
Jun 26, 2023
76: NYU Professor Nate Pettit | I Thought I Was Dying!
Jun 19, 2023
75: Bryan Kehl’s Search for His Birth Parents | From Adoption to the NFL
Jun 12, 2023
74: Nate Meikle | The Amplification Paradox: Empowering Others while Empowering Ourselves
Jun 05, 2023
73: Greg McKeown | Achieving More by Doing Less: Essentialism & Effortless
May 29, 2023
72: Chasing the Commandments | Josh Swade’s Quest for Basketball’s Holy Grail
May 22, 2023
71: Kansas Professor Niki den Nieuwenboer | Dyslexia & Rejecting Norms
May 15, 2023
70: Penn State Professor Linda Treviño | Choose Your Pond Carefully
May 08, 2023
69: Chad Lewis | Walking On and Counting Your Blessings
May 03, 2023
68: Michigan Professor Sue Ashford | How To Thrive in the Gig Economy
May 01, 2023
67: NYU Professor Gavin Kilduff | Deep Focus & Play
Apr 25, 2023
66: Kansas Athletic Director Travis Goff | Likability and Mindfulness
Apr 21, 2023
65: USC Professor Nate Fast | Power & Networking
Apr 17, 2023
64: Vanderbilt Professor Jessica Kennedy | Responding to Overt Sexism
Apr 10, 2023
63: Stanford Professor John J. Donohue III | The Death Penalty and Humility
Apr 05, 2023
62: Stanford Professor Eric Bettinger | Learn To Be Wrong
Apr 03, 2023
61: Michigan Professor Lindy Greer | Optimal Power Structure in Teams
Mar 29, 2023
60: Stanford Professor Maggie Neale | Ask for What You Want
Mar 27, 2023
59: Aaron Beam, Convicted Felon in $2.8 Billion Fraud | Ethical Reminders
Mar 20, 2023
58: Vanderbilt Professor Bruce Barry | Free Speech, Emotional Honesty, & Reinvention
Mar 14, 2023
57: BYU Professor C. Arden Pope III | Flexibility & Opportunism
Mar 09, 2023
56: Harvard Professor Todd Rogers | How To Write So Busy People Will Read What You Write
Mar 06, 2023
55: Wharton Professor Katy Milkman | Temptation Bundling & Mentoring
Mar 02, 2023
54: Voice of the Jayhawks Brian Hanni | “The Game Can Be Bad, But You Can’t Be”
Feb 27, 2023
53: Notre Dame Professor John Busenbark | Listening Versus Mindreading
Feb 20, 2023
52: BYU Athletic Director Tom Holmoe | Relationships and Roles
Feb 13, 2023
51: Chicago Professor Nicholas Epley | When in Doubt, Reach Out
Feb 06, 2023
50: BYU President Shane Reese | Smart Work, Hard Work, Humility, & Kindness
Jan 30, 2023
49: ASU Vice President Chris Howard | Focus and Attention to Detail
Jan 24, 2023
48: Duke Professor Kimberly Wade-Benzoni | How To Get Legacy
Jan 16, 2023
47: Harvard Professor Max Bazerman | Collaboration and Overcoming Imperfections
Jan 04, 2023
46 : Utah Professor Jesse Graham | Question Your Convictions
Dec 26, 2022
45: Columbia Professor Adam Galinsky | Everything’s Hard at First
Dec 12, 2022
44: Berkeley Professor Juliana Schroeder | The Consequences of Being Under Social
Dec 06, 2022
43: Ron Johnson | Four Words Or Less
Dec 01, 2022
42: Notre Dame Professor Craig Crossland | The Power of Recognition
Nov 22, 2022
41: Marshall President Brad D. Smith | How Curiosity and Unwanted Jobs Made Brad D. Smith a Billion-Dollar CEO
Nov 15, 2022
40: Whitney Lundeen | Shark Tank, Sara Blakely, and Doing Business in Her Own Feminine Way
Nov 07, 2022
39: Berkeley Professor Don Moore | Think Probabilistically
Nov 02, 2022
38: Stanford Professor Jeremy Utley | Quantity Beats Quality in Creativity
Oct 25, 2022
37: Justin Su’a | To Get Better Answers, Ask Better Questions
Oct 13, 2022
36: Coastal Carolina President Michael Benson | Responsibility, Reputation, Rigor, Relationships
Oct 06, 2022
35: Jimmer Fredette | Control What You Can Control
Sep 30, 2022
34: Voice of the Cougars Greg Wrubell | What-e’er Thou Art, Act Well Thy Part
Sep 29, 2022
33: Bronco Mendenhall | Hard Is Good
Sep 27, 2022
32: Allan Mishra | Identify Your Peak Purpose
Sep 22, 2022
31: Ivan Maisel | Grief Is Love
Sep 19, 2022
30: Ted Robinson | Be Fearless Not Reckless
Sep 14, 2022
29: Liz Wiseman | Invite Yourself in
Aug 23, 2022
28: John Beck | Train Like It All Depends on You
Jul 12, 2022
27: Kellen Moore, NFL Coach | Setback, Comeback
Jul 05, 2022
26: Probability and Performance
Jun 06, 2022
25: Failing Forward
May 20, 2022
24: Change Is the Only Constant
Apr 20, 2022
23: Memory and Time Collapse
Mar 31, 2022
22: The Power of Checklists
Mar 01, 2022
21: Willpower vs Habits
Jan 13, 2022
20: Same Thing Different Reasons
Dec 17, 2021
19: Ambition, Achievement, and Strategy
Nov 09, 2021
18: Courage To Be Disliked
Oct 18, 2021
17: Masters of Relationships
Sep 27, 2021
16: Failing Relationships
Aug 23, 2021
15: The Matthew Effect
Aug 03, 2021
14: Anchoring Bias
Jul 20, 2021
13: The Singularity
Jun 29, 2021
12: Car Sensors and Neglect
Jun 15, 2021
11: Fixed Mindset
May 26, 2021
10: Facing Brutal Facts
May 04, 2021
9: Lying
Apr 19, 2021
8: Opportunity Costs and Effective Altruism
Apr 06, 2021
7: Good Decisions and Bad Luck
Mar 22, 2021
6: Gratitude
Mar 07, 2021
5: Making Myelin
Mar 01, 2021
4: Mimicry
Feb 23, 2021
3: Correlation vs Causation
Feb 15, 2021
2: Learning To Learn
Feb 15, 2021
1: How To Live Forever
Feb 14, 2021