David Ellis Dickerson

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David is a New York based storyteller and regular performer at The Moth. He wrote the memoir "House of Cards: Love, Faith and Other Social Expressions."

326: Quiz Show

A man with social anxiety goes through a transformation on a TV game show, a young woman with high ideals has them dashed by a TV game show, and teams compete to solve some of the hardest puzzles in the world, for fun.

332: The Ten Commandments

Stories of people struggling to follow the Ten Commandments from the book of Exodus.

340: The Devil in Me

Stories of people trying to exorcize their inner demons.

358: Social Engineering

Governments are always looking for ways to change behavior—stopping people from driving drunk, or encouraging them to recycle. This week, we have stories of social engineering on a smaller scale.

394: Bait and Switch

Stories about people who take the bait, and those who place it. Including the story of man who tries to investigate a neighborhood crime and ends up in jail himself. And the story of the pitfalls of luring customers to a make-believe pizza...

432: Know When To Fold 'Em

When is it time to walk away, and when is it time to run? This week we have the story of an entire country deciding whether to give up on just one of its citizens, when to hold 'em in order to win nearly a million dollars in poker, and a...