On today’s show we started off with the ever important ode to the 29 men who lost their lives to Lake superior 50 years and a day ago: The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald by Gordon Lightfoot. After a moment of silence we gathered around the campfire to play some new legends like Adrian Lenker. Once we got Bob Dylan out of the studio once again we set a boat down the bayous of Louisiana with some smokey blues from Tom Waits and Louis Armstrong. Getting lost in the flurry of the snowstorm we talked about the holidays and heading home before taking a sharp turn to the Emerald Isle with The Dubliners and The Pogues. To finish out the night we let Neil Young play us out before stomping out the coals of the campfire. We’ll see you around the fire next week. Attached below is our playlist of the night
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Torch & Twang 11.11.25
November 12, 2025
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About the Contributors
Dante Chinni-Ianzito, Co-Host of The Progressive Torch & Twang
Outside of his show here at Impact, Dante (he/him) stays very busy around campus. He’s a double major in International Relations and Comparative Cultures and Politics with two minors as well. Beyond that, he spends plenty of time doing nerd stuff like model UN and Dungeons and Dragons. With all that going on, he enjoys spending some time relaxing and listening to a bit of old time folk and country when we can. At the moment, his favorite song lyrics are “Down the sand forever/only music is forever” but ask him in a few days again in a few days and he’ll probably have a different answer for you.
Wren Cueter, Co-Host of The Progressive Torch & Twang
Wren (they/them) is a Junior here at MSU studying English and hopes to go into the bigger music industry some day. Ever since they were a little kid they’ve loved music and has now become a major music collector with over 1200 records on cd. Some of their favorite music is folk music and they’ll defend Bob Dylan the day they die. Come listen into the Torch and Twang every Tuesday 8pm-12am to hear them and their co-host ramble on about their favorite folk and country tunes.