Tonight on Torch & Twang Me and DJ Sparrow made a triumphant return to the studio after a brief Xmas break. We took a bit of time to discuss what we got up to over our break (mainly what new albums we bought) before diving into some sorrowful but beautiful wintery tunes with Simon & Garfunkel and Waxahatchee. As the show went on we discussed our thoughts on the use of Tom Waits in the new Knives Out movie (which DJ Sparrow hasn’t seen yet) and the (potential) use of The Replacements in the new season of Stranger Things (which I haven’t seen yet). We capped things off by talking about the history of everyone’s favorite new year’s song Auld Lang Syne before closing out the show with Happy Trails to You by Riders in the Sky. See you next year, cowpoke.
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Torch & Twang 12.30.25
December 31, 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.