This podcast is a FREE service of NCPR. This week, we're asking you to support us, so we can continue delivering The Eight O'clock Hour each morning. It's easy - go to NCPR.org and click on the orange "Give Now" box, or call 1-800-677-3606, and get yourself a fancy new coffee mug. Thank you :)A boost to food stamps from the federal stimulus from 2009 is set to expire at the end of the month, and social service providers are bracing for a spike in demand for emergency food services. A recent poll finds that Governor Cuomo is well positioned to win re-election next year, but there are some weaknesses in the governor's generally positive numbers. Another poll finds that the positive wording of a November ballot amendment to expand gambling in New York is continuing to influence voters. Plus: a theater review of "You Fancy Yourself" from Connie Meng.