The Storyline

New population projections show considerable growth in parts of southeastern Connecticut

Reporter Erica Moser joined us to talk numbers, specifically, population numbers as the Connecticut State Data Center just released it’s population projections for all Connecticut towns for the period between 2015 and 2040. We talked about some of the trends that we discovered and what it means to towns in our region.

What does it mean to be an American in the current divisive political climate?

How have the events of Charlottesville and last year's presidential election affected the way our communities think about being American? We talked to a reverend from Mystic, a pro-Trump Republican from Stonington and organizers and praticipants of a candlelight vigil in Niantic that was organized to remember the victims of Charlottesville. 

USS Hartford returns to New London as friends and family await with cheers, tears and hugs

Hundreds of wives, children, parents, siblings and friends crowded in the rain onto one of the piers at the Naval Submarine Base in Groton to welcome home the USS Hartford and its crew.

PREVIEW: What does it mean to be an American in the current idealogically and politically divisive climate?

Over next few months on The Storyline podcast we'll explore the theme of American identity in the current politically and ideologically divisive climate in the country. 

We’ll look at how our local communities have responded to the events of Charlottesville, and how that has affected their ideas of what it means to be American.

We want to know how have the presidential election of 2016, the events of last week and the months leading up to it affected our ideas of what it means to be American.

The series kicks of on this podcast when we talk to a Mystic reverend who rewrote his Sunday sermon after seeing what happened in Charlottesville, we attend a candlight vigil in Niantic and we talk to a group of Trump supporters who rally every week in Pawcatuck.

And of course, we'll ask our listeners to submit their thoughts. Tune in starting next week.

How many cheeses will get a pizza into the Guiness World Records?

Two or three varieties of cheese usually are good enough for most pizzas. That is unless you are trying to break a world record. Erica Moser went to Waterford to see a 112-cheese pizza being made in an attempt to break a Guiness World Record.

Will Connecticut ever get a state budget and will the Trump White House finally find some order?

Editorial page editor Paul Choiniere stopped by to give an update on the continued lack of a state budget and to discuss some of the latest staff turnover in the Trump White House.

We take you to a place in Westerly where pinball and beer mix

Some people prefer their games to be played on the PS4, Xbox, or their mobile device, while others play board games. Still others like something a little more physical, like pinball. Erica Moser visited Flip Side, a pinball bar in Westerly, to meet some of those people.

Behind-the-scenes details on our recent immigration project and a look back at the life of Ledyard farmer Robert Burns

Reporter Lindsay Boyle recently led a project looking at the paths to legal immigration in the U.S. She joined Carlos Virgen to share some behind-the-scenes details.

Reporters Marthat Shanahan and Nate Lynch talk about Ledyard farmer and Aikido instructor Robert Burns who died recently in a car crash. 

Additional audio of Robert Burns was provided by Reece Alvarez, who in 2012 shot a video featuring Burns and his Aiki Farm.

 

Sailfest took over the streets of downtown New London

Reporter Erica Moser spent a couple of days at Sailfest in downtown New London and she brought back her impressions and sounds from the event.

Connecticut has no budget, Trump continues to clash with media and feds want voter records from all 50 states

We invited editorial page editor Paul Choiniere to talk about Connecticut's budget crisis, President Trump's ongoing dust-ups with the media and his administration's requests for voter records from all 50 states.