Thursday on Lake Effect: Gwen Moore on Bipartisanship, Earth Week, Poet Quincy Troupe, Haitian Music

Thursday on Lake Effect:

On today’s show, Wisconsin congresswoman Gwen Moore says she feels a spirit of bipartisan cooperation in Washington, but only to a point. Later, a Milwaukee man and his connection with freshwater and soil issues helps us continue to mark Earth Week. We’ll meet poet and award-winning writer Quincy Troupe ahead of an appearance tonight in Milwaukee, and a Chicago musician via Haiti, reveals what distinguishes his version of Haitian roots music.

Guests:

• Gwen Moore, Democratic congresswoman
• Susan Bence, WUWM Environmental Reporter & Jesse Bloom, Bay View Resident
• Quincy Troupe, writer
• Gerald Alfred, Kreyol Roots

Segments:

• Congresswoman Gwen Moore on the Budget Battle to Come
• Snapshot of a Future Food & Freshwater Leader
• Quincy Troupe: Finding Language to Support His Dreams
• Haitian Roots Music Finds A Home In Chicago