Why Kaye Phipps eats the marshmallow

Local News Podcast by Vermont Public

Sep 25, 20267:04News & Politics

In this episode of "What Class Are You?" Kaye Phipps talks about why eating the marshmallow right away instead of waiting to get two makes sense in a world where nothing's promised.

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