Why Are McDonald's 🍦 Machines Always Broken?

And the hackers who tried to fix them

It's become a meme View this email in your browser Hacking McDonald's Broken Ice Cream Machines McDonald's soft-serve machines break down so often that a corner of the internet is awash in memes and videos about their unreliability. Enter Jeremy O'Sullivan and Melissa Nelson, two entrepreneurs who wanted to fix the broken machines. They thought they'd succeeded — until McDonald's told its franchisees to stay away. This week we talk with Jeremy, Melissa, and Andy Greenberg, the Wired reporter who first broke this story of ice cream intrigue. (This is the first of two episodes featuring stories about McDonald's. We'll have more next week!) Listen to this week's Sporkful episode through our website, Stitcher, Apple Podcasts, or Spotify. WHAT WE'RE EATING - I'm eating dates smeared with Jif peanut butter.  - Emma is eating Syrian-style stuffed grape leaves with tamarind. - Andres is eating homemade deli-style turkey sandwiches.  WHAT WE'RE READING - I will read anything Jiayang Fan writes, and this week I'm reading her story about Sweden's Disgusting Food Museum. - Emma is reading about "how to talk dirty to a turkey."  - Andres is reading about Alice Waters' love for the New Jersey tomato. Take care, Dan Copyright © 2021 The Sporkful, All rights reserved. You're receiving this email because you signed up through our website and because you love to eat. Our mailing address is: The Sporkful c/o Midroll 555 8th Avenue, Suite 902 New York, New York 10018 Add us to your address book Want to change how you receive these emails? You can update your preferences or unsubscribe from this list