Connecticut's 29th Regiment

WSHU staff, past and present, reminisce about working with Tom Kuser and the impressive legacy he leaves. Thank you, Tom!

History is made up of stories. Family stories of the people who shaped Connecticut and the country.Some stories are celebrated while others are left to languish in the shadows. Here we share one family story that's not often told—the story of the Lathrops.

Quinnipiac! The name is well-known here in Connecticut: the river, the trail, the roads, the University, and of course the people. But how much is really known about the first people who settled along the southern Connecticut coastline? The Full Story host, Tom Kuser, spoke with historian and archeologist Jim Powers to learn more about the people of the Dawnland.

The minimum wage in Connecticut is now $15 an hour. But it doesn’t end there. The minimum wage law allows for yearly increases to keep up with inflation. Will this new adjustment help to workers in the state earn a living wage?

Smoke from the massive wildfires in Canada was a serious climate and health concern for our region this year. Right now the air has cleared, but concerns over the impact on public health and the environment remain.

The 29th Infantry in Connecticut made history. It was the state's first volunteer infantry regiment of color.

The Full Story Host Tom Kuser speaks with four women who are on the front line in the battle to end breast cancer.

Dr. Katherine Hermes has expanded the history of witch trials in Connecticut with her discovery of a civil case accusing a doctor of witchcraft.

In his new book Leading Lady: A Memoir of a Most Unusual Boy, Charles Busch, shares stories from his childhood and life as a writer, playwright, director, drag actor, and cabaret performer.

The novel, Between Two Moons, tells many stories all at once. The Full Story Host Tom Kuser explores all those narrative threads with author Aisha Abdel Gawad.