Dr. Zey’s Writings/Media – Expansionary Times

Dr. Michael Zey has appeared on national radio programs, podcasts, television broadcasts, and in major publications discussing the future of technology, longevity, social change, and innovation. This page presents a chronological archive of verified media appearances from 2000 thru 2025.

2025

February 5, 2025 — Radio Interview
Houston’s Morning News (KTRH-AM)
Topic: The 2026 midterms and how the mainstreaming of “MAGA / America First” ideology might impact the election. (Soundbites from a longer interview aired Feb. 4.)
February 3, 2025 — Article
American Thinker — “MAGA Is Now America’s Political Mainstream”
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2024

October 2024 — Article
American Thinker — “Who’s Passing the Torch to New Generations”
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Note: The linked page appears dated November 2024.
May 2024 — Article
American Thinker — on the impact of the Supreme Court’s presidential immunity ruling on future presidential policies and politics
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2023

October 2023 — Article
American Thinker — “The Trump Boom vs. The Biden Bust”
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May 2023 — Article
American Thinker — “Some Laws that Could Save Free Speech”
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March 2023 — Radio Appearance
The Frankie Boyer Program (WCRN-AM 830, Boston)
Topic: America’s health, Covid-era handling, U.S. death rate, lifestyle impacts
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February (year unclear — likely 2023) — Radio Appearance
The Frankie Boyer Program (WCRN-AM 830)
Topic: Research on America’s lifespan and healthspan; enhancing human potential
Note: No year/date provided in the source list.

2022

June 2022 — Radio Appearance
The Frankie Boyer Program (WCRN-AM 830)
Topic: Health, longevity, and superlongevity
June 17, 2022 — Radio Appearance
Gary Nolan Radio Show (93.9 FM, Missouri)
Topic: Inflation, supply chain issues, economy, regulatory agencies, midterms prediction
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August 2022 — Article
American Thinker — “Armageddon Looms for the Democrat Party”
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March 2022 — Article
American Thinker — “What Happens When a GOP Majority Can Investigate the Jan. 6 Committee?”
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2021

January 2021 — Article
American Thinker — “Who Benefited from the Canceling of Congress’s 2020 Election Probe?”
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Note: The URL suggests March 2021.

2020

October 2020 — Article
American Thinker — “There’s a Reason Why Trump Keeps Telling Voters He’s Immune to COVID-19”
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June 2020 — Article
American Thinker — “The Coming Reckoning Over the Economic Shutdown”
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2018

November 2018 — Radio Appearance
Self Talk Radio Show (WOKO-FM 98.9)
Topic: Job prospects for 2019, smartphones, privacy, social trends
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November 2018 — Interview
HuffPost — “Retirees Are Not Feeling Financially Secure.”
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June 2018 — Book Contribution
Posthumanism: The Future of Homo Sapiens — Chapter 9 “Rejuvenation and Radically Increased Health Spans,” pp. 105–120
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March 2018 — Radio Appearance
Self Talk Radio Show — social media, millennials, “fake news,” communication trends
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February 2018 — Article
American Thinker — on the economy at the beginning of Trump’s first term (URL indicates Feb 2017)
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Note: The link points to 2017/02.

2014

Early 2014 — Book Publication
Updated edition of Ageless Nation: The Quest for Superlongevity and Physical Perfection (Transaction Books, Piscataway, NJ), trade paperback; also to be available in e-book format.
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Note: This Amazon link appears to point to a different title; you may want to replace it with the correct Ageless Nation page.

2006

December 2006 — Interview
Minority Business Report
Topic: Prospects for minority businesses in the U.S. and internationally; economic factors affecting success
November 2006 — Radio Appearance
Michigan Radio Network
Topic: New space race (U.S., China, Japan) and possibility of a permanent U.S. Moon colony
August 2006 — Interview
1Up.com (also Electronic Gaming Monthly and Computer Gaming Magazine)
Topic: Impact of gaming on marriage, family, and childrearing
July 2006 — Conference Presentation
World Future Society (Toronto)
“The Second Wind: Choosing Re-Careering Over Retirement in The Superlongevity Era.”
July 2006 — Interview
Human Resources Management (UK)
Topic: Aging workforce; retaining older workers
June 2006 — Radio Appearance
The Big Show (host: Michael Patrick Shiels; 9-station Michigan hook-up incl. WJIM-AM)
Topic: The American space program and U.S.–China competition in space
April 2006 — Book Review
American Economic Association reviewed The Future Factor in the Journal of Economic Literature (and planned annotation in e-JEL, JEL on CD, EconLit)
March 2006 — Interview
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Article: “New Breed of Elderly Will Affect Everything” (also ran in other Cox newspapers)
January 2006 — Interview
Minority Business News USA (January edition)
Topic: Entrepreneurial climate and economic outlook
January 2006 — Invited Article
World Economic Forum, Global Agenda Magazine
“The Long Term Global Economic Implications of The Radically Extended Human Life Span” (for Davos distribution)

2005

December 2005 — Invited Lecture
University of Shanghai (China)
Topic: Vision of the future of the human species and theories on human destiny
December 2005 — Interview
The Guardian (London) — Tim Dowling, “So, How Long Have We Got?”
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November 2005 — Cover Article
The Futurist — “The Superlongevity Revolution”
November 2, 2005 — Op-Ed
Christian Science Monitor — “‘Boomer Workers’ To Stay On The Job”
October 2005 — Interview
The Dallas Morning News — “Go For The Golden: More Companies Prize Older Workers For Lifetime Of Know-How”
August 2005 — Op-Ed
“Will They Stay Or Will The Go: Business Braces for Boomer Retirements” (Newark Star-Ledger and San Diego Union-Tribune)
July 2005 — Interview
Sacramento Bee — “Camera Phones Turn Bystanders into Chroniclers of Catastrophe”
July 2005 — Conference Presentation
World Future Society (Chicago)
“How Superlongevity and the Quest for Physical Perfection Will Impact Society”
June 2005 — Quote
Entrepreneur Magazine — “On Foreign Soil”
June 4, 2005 — Interview/Feature
Sacramento Bee — “Laptops Carrying A Bigger Load”
June 2005 — Book Chapter
World Future Society — in Foresight, Innovation, and Strategy
“The Superlongevity Revolution: The Economic and Social Impact of Radically Extended Life Spans”
May 2005 — Book Contract
Signed contract for next book on superlongevity and immortality (expected late-2006; New Horizons Press/Kensington distribution)
April 2005 — Conference Paper
“Cybermentoring: The Prognosis for Online Mentoring Relationships” — Diversity in Mentoring conference (Oakland, CA)
March 2005 — Feature
The Sunday Telegraph (Australia) — “Staying Alive” (effects of the Superlongevity Revolution)
February 20, 2005 — Interview/Feature
The Boston Globe — “What Are Video Games Turning Us Into?”
January 2005 — Interview
Entrepreneur Magazine — outsourcing/offshoring considerations
January 2005 — Interview
eDefense Online / Journal of Electronic Defense — “soldier of the future” and electronic technologies
January 2, 2005 — Interview
Morris County Daily Record — NJ economic and technology trends for 2005+
January 2005 — Presentation
State of California Command College — “Future Technology Trends”

2004

December 2004 — Interview
SLY Magazine — “Ultra-Human” concept and slowing aging (magazine slated to debut March 2005)
November 21, 2004 — Op-Ed
Washington Times — “A Post-Petroleum Energy Vision”
October 2004 — Quote
RFID Journal — “Man and Machine” (RFID impacts on jobs/economy)
October 6, 2004 — Radio Appearance
John Gormley Live (CJME & CJOM, Canada)
Topic: Commercial applications of space exploration; space tourism; asteroid/moon mining
October 2004 — Interview (upcoming at the time)
The Boston Globe Magazine — social/economic impact of video gaming on teens and learning
August 2004 — Interview (upcoming at the time)
The Source (Sam’s Club) — futurists and food industry prediction
August 2, 2004 — Interview
La Repubblica (Italy) — superlongevity, breakthroughs of 2004, future of “futurology”
Fall 2004 (scheduled) — Interview
RFID Journal — robotics/RFID impacts on work and economy
July 2004 — Conference Presentation
World Future Society International Conference (Washington, D.C.)
“The Emerging Immortality Industry and Its Impact on Business and Society”
July 2004 — Book Citation
Edward Cornish’s Futuring: The Exploration of the Future lists The Future Factor in its bibliography
July 2004 — Feature
Times-Express of NJ/Eastern PA — stem cell research; NJ Stem Cell Institute
June 2004 — Interview
Dallas Morning News — cell phones, privacy, communication
Late Summer 2004 (scheduled) — Interview
Computer Source Magazine — artificial intelligence and “human” emotions/intellect
2004 — Article
Family Business Mentoring Handbook / Family Business Magazine — “The Benefits Are Mutual” (Mutual Benefits Model of Mentoring)
May 2004 — Interview
Omaha World-Herald — perceptions of Walmart
May 2004 — Book Publication
Updated edition of The Future Factor: The Forces Shaping Human Destiny (Transaction Publishers/Rutgers University)
March 12, 2004 — Interview/Feature
The Age (Australia) — social/economic impact of superlongevity
April 2004 — Featured Quote
Netscape homepage featured comments on humans living to 150+ years
March 2004 — Interview
Kansas City Star — China’s space program
March 2004 — Article
“The Next Race for Space” published in NJ papers and picked up nationally
February 2004 — Article
Entrepreneur Magazine — key technologies to watch (broadband, genetic engineering, fuel cells)
January 2004 (scheduled) — Interview
Wired Magazine — technology and combating terrorism (publication date not set in the source list)

2003

November 8, 2003 — Interview
Christian Science Monitor — drop in network TV viewership among young adult men; video games and internet effects
October 2003 — Presentation
State of California Command College — “Future Technology Trends”
October 16, 2003 — Radio Interview
KNUU-AM (Las Vegas) — economic outlook; broadband/high-speed internet
September 23, 2003 — Feature
The Philadelphia Inquirer — broadband impacts on U.S./global economy
September 4, 2003 — Interview
Christian Science Monitor — baby boomer retirements and potential worker shortages
August 26, 2003 — Radio Interview
Moody Broadcasting “Primetime America” — NASA Space Shuttle program; impact of Columbia findings
August 6, 2003 — Radio Interview
WYIL-AM (Knoxville) “Matt and Bratt Show” — vision of the future; Expansionary Theory
August 2003 — TV Interview
GloboTV (Brazil) “Jornal Nacional” — vision of the future; life extension; smart machines; “playing God?” themes
August 2–3, 2003 — Featured
AOL welcome/home page — Reuters superlongevity coverage; quote “We are knocking at the door of Immortality”
Early August 2003 — Interview
Gente (Italy) — superlongevity societal/economic impacts
July 2003 — Interview
Reuters News Service — superlongevity; carried widely across global outlets
July 28, 2003 — Radio Appearance
KQMT “The Pete and Lisa Show” (London, Ontario) — life extension technologies
July 25, 2003 — Radio Interview
WMAY-AM (Illinois) — economic/social impact of life extension
July 22, 2003 — Radio Interview
WZOK (CBS affiliate) “Bob Rivers Show” (Seattle) — superlongevity
July 2003 — Conference Presentation
World Future Society Conference (San Francisco) — longevity/superlongevity social and economic impacts
June 2003 — Interview/Feature
New Jersey Business — wireless communications and the office of the future
May 2003 — Feature (scheduled)
Entrepreneur Magazine — innovation methods and anticipating the future
April 2003 — Recognition
Zey’s mentoring paradigm served as framework for International Mentoring Association “2003 Dissertation of the Year”
April 2003 — Conference Presentation
Diversity in Mentoring Conference (Philadelphia) — “Can Cybermentoring Work in a Business Environment?”
March 12, 2003 — Presentation
California Command College workshop — “Future Technology Trends”
February 24, 2003 — Op-Ed
Trenton Times — “Space Exploration Makes Economic Sense”
February 14, 2003 — Interview
Christian Science Monitor — future of NASA
February 4, 2003 — Interview
Philadelphia Daily News — space mission’s commercial/scientific value
February 3, 2003 — Interview
Montclair Times — Columbia Space Disaster
February 2, 2003 — Radio Appearance
RedFM (Ireland) “Cork Talks Back” — benefits of U.S. space program
February 2, 2003 — Radio Appearance
talkSPORT (UK) “The Charlie Wolf Show” — future of space
February 1, 2003 — Radio Appearance
WOR-AM (New York) — Columbia shuttle tragedy coverage
January 13, 2003 — Interview (scheduled)
La Liberation / La Figaro (France) — Steve Case resignation as AOL Chairman
Late January 2003 (scheduled) — Interview
Entrepreneur.com — economic stimulus programs
January 2, 2003 — Radio Interview
KTAR-AM (Phoenix) — energy independence; Mideast military build-up
January 1, 2003 — Feature
Asbury Park Press — “Crystal Ball Clouded by War Worries”
January 22, 2003 (scheduled) — Interview
The Trentonian — breakthroughs in communications/medicine and future life

2002

December 14, 2002 — Radio Appearance
WHO-AM (Des Moines) “Radio WiseGuys” — energy future; breakthroughs toward U.S. energy independence
November 30, 2002 — Interview/Feature
Richmond Times-Dispatch — “It’s Not Sci-Fi—It’s Life”
November 14, 2002 — Feature
Las Vegas Mercury — “Reality Bytes…”
November 14, 2002 — Talk
Somerset, NJ Men’s Club — “Technological Development and Human Destiny”
2002 — Workshop
Innovisions Frontiers / NIMA invited participation in expert workshop on proactive global change and geospatial intelligence
October 24–25, 2002 — Invited Addresses
University of Puerto Rico (Ponce) — plenary addresses on mentoring and best practices in teaching/learning sciences
October 2002 — Interview
National Geographic Traveler — future of satellite communications
September 18, 2002 — Feature
LA Times — “Withdrawal into Our Cells” (wireless communications/cell phones and interpersonal communication)
September 2002 — Interview (scheduled)
Penton Media (Windows / Internet World / Dot.net) — U.S. economy and IT field
September 2002 — Interview
Odyssey magazine — “city of the future” (mile-high city; underground town)
August 26, 2002 — Radio Appearance (scheduled)
KCMO-AM “Mike Murphy Show” — obstacles to high-speed rail, fusion, GM foods, broadband
August 4, 2002 — Interview/Feature (scheduled)
San Diego Union-Tribune — innovation investment in weak economy
July 30, 2002 — Radio Interview
Wisconsin Public Radio “Conversations with Tom Clark” — why politics/economics can slow tech adoption
July 25, 2002 — Radio Appearance
KASH-FM (Anchorage) — emerging technologies and obstacles
July 21, 2002 — Conference Presentation (scheduled)
World Future Society (Philadelphia) — “When the Future Doesn’t Happen…”
June 2002 — Interview
ABCNews.com — “The Wireless World of the Future”
May 2002 — Interview
Hartford Business Journal — future of space business
April 7, 2002 — Interview/Feature
NJ Daily Record — “At age 75, TV Still Makes Waves”
April 2002 — Interview
Pennsylvania Business Central — business growth during economic slowdown
March 25, 2002 — Radio Appearance
WABC-AM “Batchelor/Alexander” — alternative energy and independence from Mideast oil
March 19, 2002 — Radio Interview
Radio Free Europe (Russian Service) — space tourism
March 1, 2002 — Radio Interview
WMTR-AM “NJ Connection” — biotech, energy, economy trends
March 2002 — Interview
Odyssey magazine — city of the future (mile-high cities; underground towns)
February 21, 2002 — Radio Appearance
WABC-AM “Batchelor/Alexander” — high-speed rail impacts
February 2002 — Interview
PC Magazine — impact of information technologies on economy/life
January 7, 2002 — Radio Appearance
WGAB “The Morning Zone” — human cloning
January 2, 2002 — Radio Appearance
Business Talk Radio (Lewis Berst) — cloning discussion with the Human Cloning Foundation
January 2002 — Radio Appearance
KSMB (New Orleans) — economic trends for 2002
January 2002 — Interview
Worth Magazine — forecasting methods; Expansionary Theory
January 2002 — Interview (scheduled)
Hispanic Magazine — U.S. economy and leading industries

2001

November 2001 — Interview
Newsweek — adoption of English and business culture impacts
November 2001 — Feature
Asbury Park Press — future of transportation technology and New Jersey economy
November 10, 2001 — Conference Talk
Institute of Behavioral and Applied Management (Charleston, SC) — “Cybermentoring, Telementoring and Beyond…”
October 9, 2001 — Radio Appearance
KVON-AM “Late Mornings with Jeff Schechtman” — expansionary vision for revitalizing the economy
October 2001 — Interview
Entrepreneur Magazine — revitalizing the U.S. economy
Fall 2001 — Interviews
USA Network all-newstalk channel (SatelliteXM) — “The Passing of the Greatest Generation” and “The Real Meaning of Census 2000”
October 2001 — Feature
Training Magazine — future of the corporate boardroom
May–June 2001 — Cover Feature
The Futurist — excerpt of The Future Factor labeled “Our Evolutionary Path into the Universe”
July 30, 2001 — Conference Talk
World Future Society (Minneapolis) — “The Emerging Vision of Human Destiny”
July 6, 2001 — Radio Appearance
Don & Carla Show (nationally syndicated)
June 2001 — Profile
Montclair State University — “Research Report”
March 29, 2001 — Radio Appearance
“The Quest with Peter Weissback” — technology, human destiny, Expansionary Theory themes
February 27, 2001 — Radio Appearance
KCMO-AM “Mike Murphy Show” — The Future Factor, space travel, superlongevity
February 20, 2001 — Conference Talk
AT&T conference (Atlanta) — “The Impact of the New Economy on Information Technology”
February 2001 — Interview (scheduled)
Johnstown Tribune-Democrat — reviving regional economies
March 2001 — Conference Presentation
Diversity in Mentoring Conference (Washington, DC) — “Cybermentoring and Its Impact on Corporations…”
January 29, 2001 — Radio Appearance
“The Laura Lee Show” — Expansionary Theory and the future/destiny of the human species

2000

December 27, 2000 — Radio Appearance
WMAY-AM “The Jack Jackson Show” — techno-trends and The Future Factor
December 26, 2000 — TV Appearance
CNNfn “Entrepreneurs Only” — trends impacting business in 2001
November 29, 2000 — Radio Appearance
Cliff Kincaid Show — The Future Factor and election impacts on technology development
November 2000 — Interview
Morristown Daily Record — major events shaping 2001+
November 2000 — Interview
talk2k.com “Kyle Warren Show” — archived interview
November 2000 — Conference Presentation
International Behavioral and Applied Management Association (San Diego) — “The 21st Century Mentoring Program”
October 30, 2000 — Presentation
AT&T special forum (Phoenix, AZ) — “Communications Technology and E-commerce…”
March 20, 2000 — Radio Appearance
KGAB (Wyoming/Colorado) “The Morning Zone” — U.S. economic revival plan; noted as a repeat appearance