"Real History with Melissa" -- Ep. 121 - Self-Checkout Avoidance Psychosis - 7/10/25

Talking with Neil Foster about his 'broody' hen, county sales taxes, and car trouble. We also discuss the studies carried out to understand why people don't want to use self-checkout lanes at stores. Where are Neil and Melissa in their efforts to educate their local elected officials about 'sustainable' projects? What are Dover, Kohl & Partners up to in Lake Wales, Florida? What is Sustainable Development Goal number 11? Irish firms pocketing big bucks for asylum seeker accommodations. What were some of the difficulties Neil encountered as he attempted to legally reside in the U.S.?

If you refuse to use self‑checkout lanes, psychology suggests you might have these 8 core tendencies
https://geediting.com/gen-if-you-refuse-to-use-self%E2%80%91checkout-lanes-psychology-suggests-you-might-have-these-8-core-tendencies/

‘Unexpected item’: how self-checkouts failed to live up to their promise
https://www.theguardian.com/business/2022/dec/16/self-checkout-us-retail-walmart?

Trump says Netanyahu's trial should be canceled, calling it a 'witch hunt'
https://www.jpost.com/israel-news/article-859052

Local Agenda 21
https://www.sustainable-environment.org.uk/Action/Local_Agenda_21.php

Behind the Green Mask
https://www.behindthegreenmask.com/

Dover, Kohl and Partners - Town Planning
https://www.doverkohl.com/

New Urbanism
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Urbanism

Congress for the New Urbanism
https://www.cnu.org/

Smart Growth America
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smart_Growth_America

Camille Manning-Broome
https://www.cpex.org/camille-manningbroome

Local Initiatives Support Corporation
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Local_Initiatives_Support_Corporation

How CDFIs and the UN Can Align the Measure of their Common Goals
https://www.lisc.org/our-stories/story/CDFIs-UN-Align-Measure-Common-Goals/

SDG 11 - Sustainable Cities and Communities
https://globalgoals.org/goals/11-sustainable-cities-and-communities/

United Nations - 17 Sustainable Goals
https://sdgs.un.org/goals

The Global Goals
https://globalgoals.org/

Race to Zero
https://www.climatechampions.net/campaigns/race-to-zero/

Minister Karamfilova: “Let’s clean Bulgaria together” is not just a cleaning initiative, it prompts us to change out attitude towards the environment
https://www.moew.government.bg/en/minister-karamfilova-let-s-clean-bulgaria-together-is-not-just-a-cleaning-initiative-it-prompts-us-to-change-out-attitude-towards-the-environment/

Lake Wales Connected
https://www.doverkohl.com/lakewales

Opioid pills discovered in US-backed food aid, Gaza authorities say
https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/opioid-pills-discovered-us-backed-food-aid-gaza-authorities-say

Top 10 firms pocketed €88m for asylum seeker beds in three months
https://businessplus.ie/news/e88m-asylum-seekers/

Ireland may lack 'robust' asylum seeker checks over EU database exclusion
https://www.rte.ie/news/2025/0525/1514768-immigration-checks/