This American Ice Cream Truck
In 2007, New York City made it illegal for parked ice cream trucks to play their jingles in residential areas. I spoke to one man in Queens who still hears the Mister Softee jingle every day.
Co-produced with Jason L. Curtis.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
We were driving from Maine to Brooklyn, playing a game called “Find the NPR Station.” It was a Saturday, after all, and even the smaller markets have Weekend Edition. Somewhere in Massachusetts or Connecticut, we found This American Life and stayed tuned in for as long as we could. New York Times book critic James [...]
