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It's the Brian Laird Show on WNYC. Welcome back everybody. I'm Matt Katz, reporter in the WNYC and

Gothamist Newsroom filling in for Brian today. Our final segment is a continuation of our WNYC centennial series called 100

years of 100 things. I scream you scream we all scream for number 10 on our list

ice cream.

Maybe rainy today, but New York has been sweltering hot.

So what better time to learn about everyone's favorite frozen treat?

Joining us today to give us the scoop, sorry, on the history of ice cream is Laura Weiss, journalist and author of ice

cream, a global history.

Laura is a lactose intolerant ice cream expert.

Hi Laura, welcome to WNYC.

Hi, Matt, thanks for having me on.

And listeners, let's talk about ice cream.

Do you have fond memories of fudgy the whale cakes mr

softy trucks or jans in Jackson Heights let's hear your history with New York ice cream

have you scooped ice cream or did you or your family have an ice cream parlor?

Want to shout out a favorite flavor that's fallen out of favor?

Or a new find for the next century.

Give us a call 21212 433 WNYC. You can also text us at that number 212

433 9692. Okay Laura so the history of ice cream specifically in New York, give us some context. What's the origin story there?

Okay, well the origin story actually goes back to ancient China,

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