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Full episode of WYSO Weekend for October 30, 2011 containing the following stories:

-Jerry Kenney interviews local lung cancer survivor Sara Jane Whitlock and Suzanne Albers from Free to Breathe Dayton

-Antioch Writers' Workshop Faculty Reading: Matthew Goodman

-In honor of Halloween, 3 scary stories from local horror hosts originally featured on the Halloween episode of Kaleidoscope

Hosts John Corker and Casey McCluskey speak with special guest, Dr. Steven Schlozman, the world’s foremost authority on Zombie neurobiology.  Dr. Schlozman is a clinical psychologist, Assistant Professor of Psychology at Harvard Medical School, and an expert on the inner workings of the living dead.

Continuing our series of faculty readings from this summer's Antioch Writers Workshop - Matthew Goodman's essays, articles and short stories have appeared in many publications including the Harvard Review and the Village Voice.  Here he reads from his forthcoming book, Ahead of Time: Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's History-Making Race Around the World.

In this week's PoliticsOhio, Emily McCord speaks to Ohio Public Radio's Karen Kasler. She interviewed the Ohio Democratic Party leader, Chris Redfern, and the Republican leader, Kevin DeWine. They discussed their views on Issue 2, the ballot referendum on collective bargaining in the state. DeWine and Redfern touch on the Republican proposed congressional district map and the Democrats effort to repeal it on next year's ballot. Kasler also reports on the campaign finance report released this week regarding spending on Issue 2 and what the numbers mean.

Food pantries around the state say they’re seeing unprecedented numbers of senior citizens needing help. Activists from across the state met for a summit on dealing with hunger among seniors today. Lisa Hamler-Fugitt with the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks says many seniors aren’t able to take care of their nutrition needs, which she says will cost Medicare and other programs in the long run.