More Than That with Kyle Bendert

Drew Verdé, real name Drew Green is a musician with a huge creative passion to use the world and his situations as a reflection of his art. He is a deep thinking, selfless and big hearted individual who can paint a detailed picture of the things he is passionate about. We talk about his music, his influences, his process, his upbringing and so much more.

In today's episode we talk everything that needs to be known to the general public about the COVID-19 Vaccine with science teacher, vaccine recipient and former guest of the podcast Thomas Brylewski

Schuyler Williams is a young entrepreneur and a spiritually minded person. Someone who described himself humbly as a "plain ol' Joe". We chat it up about work ethic colliding with a pandemic, the importance of supporting our friends, art and the idea of going other places through meditation.

Nikyra Howard is a self described "Black Woman, Activist, and Everyday Person" who participated in the Black Lives Matter protests this summer. We have a good in depth conversation about those protests and about her life in general.

A former guest of the show had the idea that we do an episode where I am the one being interviewed, so that the listeners might get to know the host a bit better... well here it is. We talk about my life story, politics, spirituality and all the good stuff.

This is the very first installment of a series I really hope continues for a long time, Hip Hop Homework. Me, Jalen McKinney and Antonio Cuevas break down our top albums of 2020, our top 5 rappers of all time along with our top 5 favorites. We break down the entire discographies of Nas and J. Cole and debate how all of the albums in each artists discography stack up against each other. I really hope you enjoy it as much as I enjoyed making it.

Star Punk is someone who i consider to be a very unique individual. She considers herself to be an animal lover, an old school punk, and a woods witch. She is the person who runs the thermal temperature scanner to get us into work in the morning and runs an animal rescue out of her house. We chat it up about animals, witchcraft, spirituality and the state of the world at the moment.

Anthony Hamilton has a brilliant story of overcoming adversity to become a successfull member of society. He was the speaker at our high school graduation ceremony. He is a Passionate individual, a visionary even. He is a Christian and a hardworking young man in all of his endeavors. He is an Artist who works as a Contractor. He considers himself to be a realist, but b his story makes me feel very optimistic about life and I hope it does the same for you.

Antonio Cuevas is another former classmates of mine from Butcher (Community High), who currently works selling electrical material. We share a 2 major interests, being football and hip hop, the former we get into a bit, but the big scoop that we dive into is that Antonio is recovering from COVID-19.

Cortez Davis El is a friend and former co-worker of mine. He is a member of the Crips, who served 25 years of what was supposed to be a natural life sentence in prison for 1st degree murder. A murder that he did not commit. Cortez is out now. A returning citizen, a husband and father of 2. He is a Moorish American and member of The Moorish Science Temple of America Inc. We talk about all of that, get the news of who won our presidential election and more. Check it out.

Ryan Gutierrez is a political activist, a trans man, working 2 jobs and part time ghost hunter of sorts. We talk about all of this along with the usual topics of the pod.

Aaron Byrd-Acoff is a father , fiancé and is trying to provide the best life for his family every day. I know Aaron from both alternative high school, and the workplace. He actually has a much more surprisingly inspiring story than I had previously thought. Hopefully, learning about some of the things he has gone through, and survived, and the fact that he is still living a great life should be an inspiration to anyone.

Robert Calloway is a self- described seer. He is somebody who claims to have audibly heard the voice of God. I met him at work and the level of energy and passion in his voice when he began to describe his story told me that I needed him on the podcast. Also the intro contains a long update on my own mental health. So do with that what you will. Enjoy.

. When I asked Justin Partin how he would describe himself he said "A content average American living the dream as construction worker thats as a 5 inch vertical leap and a distorted since of humor." And that sounds about right. But he is also one of my very best friends and a kind and generous person, whether he wants you to know it or not. Enjoy my long intro and my possible cancelation

Justin Giordano is someone who could accurately be described as an introspective soul. He is a coworker of mine at an automotive factory buying engines. He thinks in a very unique way and it's not too surprising given his story. This is definitely worth a listen.

Kevin Pulice is a close friend of mine who has been a part of what I'll call my extended family for going on 20 years now. He is a conservative leaning individual, who is a huge supporter of the 2nd Ammendment and has an occupation as a pipeliner. We get into it in a way you've never heard on this podcast before, so please check it out.

Kelley Collins, who I knew respectfully as Ms.Collins is a mother, a 3 time cancer survivor, a born again Christian and a high school teacher currently in the role of overseeing in school suspension, a position she created. We chat it up about her experiences with cancer, her extreme passion for educating at-risk youth and I do my best to avoid hijacking the episode with personal stories about how she helped steer the course of my life. Check it out.

J. Reed is a Hip Hop Artist, affectionately known by many as The Community's Artist. He and I chat it up about his journey from Inkster, MI to Los Angeles, CA as well as his artistic process, Christianity, love and the usual topics covered on this podcast.

His most recent single "Make It" featuring Con Killion is featured in the intro and is available on all digital platforms now. Check it out.

Tyler Fults is a Father, a rapper and a survivor of a gunshot wound to the head; or how I've heard him describe it "a hollow tip ran off with his eye".

We get into the depths of that story along with his stay in the hospital after several months in a coma. We talk about how fatherhood changes your priorities and how traumatic events shape your outlook on the universe.

So grab some popcorn, sit back and let us take you in this journey.

Mitch Nicholas is the owner of Colortone Audio, a Guitarist for the metal band Scapegoat and an overall good dude. We chop it up about entrepreneurship during quarentine, how a hip hop head ended up in a metal band and the podcasts usual subject matter. So kick back and enjoy.

Alissa Kalminski is a Reiki master, a mother and an adventurous soul. She and I get into her complex journey with vaccinations, yoga, the rave scene and the usual podcast topics. Sit back and enjoy.

Brandon Murdoch is a local drummer in the Michigan hard-core scene, a deep and critical thinker and a soon-to-be podcaster of his own. We dive deep into a bevy of topics including Tesla, Politics, the hard-core scene and this podcasts usual topics.

Fox Sterner is a friend of mine that goes back some years. She is an astrologer, a healer and a queer woman, who has incredible insights on spirituality and about the current climate of our world.

Mr.B is a highly intellectual thinker, a teacher at an alternative high school, and a mentor of mine. We talk about politics, religion vs. Spirituality, and the prospect of opening schools this fall among the COVID-19 outbreak among various other topics.

Israel is a Musical Artist and a good man. A very spiritual guy and a deep thinker like myself. We link up to talk about all of the deep shit. Enjoy.

90 minutes of good stuff.