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DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley
"A podcast about making things up and making things happen." L.A.-based writer-performer Dennis Hensley believes that art and creativity make the world go around and make life worth living. Each week, he interviews a different creative person each about what they do, why they do it, and how they manage the ups and downs of a creative life. Some guests are famous, some are less so...all are what Dennis describes as "beautiful strugglers." Past guests have included authors, actors, photographers…
Episodes
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyComic Jim David: "The Chicken Lost His F-ing Lens!"
Dennis visits his pal since the late 1990's Jim David in the New York apartment he shares with his husband Dan. Jim talks about being a comedian in the Trump…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyPlaywright Justin Tanner ("El Nino"): "This Play Saved My Life"
Dennis visits the Highland Park home of one of his favorite playwright Justin Tanner to talk about his first play in seven years "El Nino" about a woman…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyFilm Junkies Michael Dougherty & Glenn Gaylord: 2017 Movie Wrap-Up
Dennis visits the Hollywood apartment of film lover Michael Dougherty to talk about last year's movies with Michael and film reviewer Glenn Gaylord from the…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyActor Nathan Lee Graham ("LA to Vegas"): "No One Walks In With a Boa"
Dennis visits the Valley Village home of his pal Matt Zarley to interview Matt's good friend, actor Nathan Lee Graham who is in town from New York to shoot the…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyGraphic Novelist Joel Craig: "I'd Love to Zap People and Know I'm Not Really Killing Them"
Dennis visits the Silver Lake-ish home of Joel Craig, the man behind the new graphic novel Journey to Gaytopia, which is about two broke LA actors who have…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyWriter-Performer Del Shores: "My Monkey Fan Bit Me"
Dennis visits the Hollywood Hills of playwright, filmmaker and performer Del Shores to discuss his new one-man play "Six Characters In Search of a Play," which…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyActor Jack McGee: "I Was Crunchy Wheat"
Dennis visits the Valley Village home of his dog park buddy, actor Jack McGee who leaves LA in a few weeks to go to New York where he will be appearing in his…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyAudio Drama Creator Kc Wayland: "I Did All of Laurence Fishburne's Footsteps"
Dennis heads down the 5 Freeway to Orange, CA to visit the office/studio of Kc Wayland, creator of the popular zombie-themed audio drama "We're Alive," which…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyRemembering Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds: From Dennis's Detour Interview in 1994
A year ago this week, we lost both Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. For the final Dennis Anyone of 2017, Dennis shares the tape from the few minutes he got…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyEastsiders' Kit Williamson & John Halbach: "Joe Biden Had a Really Good Quote on The View"
Dennis visits the Silverlake apartment of Kit Williamson and John Halbach who co-executive producer the Emmy-nominated web series Eastsiders, which just…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyActor-Photographer Bryan Dechart: Greetings from the Path of Totality
Dennis visits the home of actor-photographer of Bryan Dechart for this podcast which happened after Bryan shot promo shots of Dennis for his new Lifecast…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyChange Strategist Kristine Oller: Undaunted By Complexity
Dennis visits the Glendale, CA home of Kristine Oller who makes her living as a "change strategist." People come to her when they want to make some kind of a…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyBob's Holiday Office Party's Rob Elk, Joe Keyes & Mark Fite: "It's Horrible But It's Also a Crowd Pleaser"
Dennis pays a pre-Thanksgiving visit--pumpkin pie and all--to the Silver Lake home of actor-writer Rob Elk who co-wrote and starts in the outrageously funny…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyActor-Writer Elizabeth Liang ("Alien Citizen"): I Want To Like It Here
Dennis visits the Hancock Park-ish apartment of Elizabeth Liang, the writer and sole cast member of the show "Alien Citizen: An Earth Odyssey," about her usual…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyActor-Writer-Producer Terry Ray: "I Was Secretary to a Dog and the Dog Fired Me""
Dennis visits the Silver Lake apartment of actor-writer-producer Terry Ray to discuss his hotel room-set play "Electricity," which is currently playing to…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyActor-Producer Emerson Collins (A Very Sordid Wedding): The Kid That Got Caned Went To My High School
Dennis visits the West Hollywood apartment of actor Emerson Collins who along with writer-director Del Shores produced the new film A Very Sordid Wedding…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley"Gods Own Country" filmmaker Francis Lee & actor Alec Secareanu: "I'm a Big Fan of Hope"
Dennis sits down with two of the men behind the acclaimed new film "God's Own Country," about a isolated gay man living and working on his family's farm on the…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley"Exit Strategy" producers Adam Silver & Jon Imparato: "The Joy of Pfeiffering"
Dennis visits the LA LGBT Center's Davidson/Valentini Theater to talk to Jon Imparato and Adam Silver, producers of the powerful play "Exit Strategy," about…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyComedy Goddess Julie Brown: "My Gay Son Would Care About This"
Dennis visits the L.A. home of comedy icon Julie Brown to talk about the L.A. return of her hit stage show "The Homecoming Queen's Got a Gun: The Musical,"…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyN2N Bodywear Founder Andrew Makay: "Sexy Doesn't Go Out of Style"
Dennis visits the downtown L.A. headquarters of N2N Bodywear to talk to the man who founded the company 20 years ago Andrew Makay. Andrew talks about the…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyKey West Writer/Publicist Carol Shaughnessy: "Today's the Day"
On his last day in Key West, Florida in August, Dennis visits the home of local writer and publicist Carol Shaughnessy to hear her recall the extraordinary…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyKey West tour operator Cody White: "You Have to Start Building Your Costume Repertoire""
From Dennis: This week, I had planned to post a collection of short interviews I did with the people I met on my recent press trip to Key West, Florida for Man…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyStashhouse Escape Room Co-Creator Tommy Honton: "I Don't Mind a Little Bit of Light Finding"
Dennis visits the Koreatown office of Tommy Honton, who along with his business/writing partner Don DeLeon, is opening a new escape room in L.A. called…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyA Very Sordid Wedding Premiere w/ Del Shores, Emerson Collins, Ann Walker and more!
Dennis hits the Los Angeles premiere of Del Shores' new film "A Very Sordid Wedding" in Beverly Hills to talk to Del about getting the film made, the joys of…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyAngeles Forest Supervisor Jeffrey Vail: "I Was Helen Mirren In That Moment"
Dennis visits the downtown LA loft apartment of Jeffrey Vail to talk about his job as Forest Supervisor of Angeles National Forest and San Gabriel Mountains…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley"Baby Steps" Filmmaker Barney Cheng: "I'm a Parachute Baby"
Dennis heads to West Hollywood to interview Barney Cheng, the writer, director and co-star of the new LGBT-themed movie "Baby Steps," which hit VOD on August…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyYoga instructor Jake Ferree: "I Love Everything Corny"
Dennis visits the West Hollywood apartment of his favorite yoga teacher Jame Ferree to talk about his recent travels (Miami, Cambodia, Thailand, Bali), how he…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyFinancial Mentor-Actor Miata Edoga: "Honoring the Flow of Money"
Dennis visits the Actors Fund offices in Los Angeles to interview financial mentor and actor Miata Edoga who Dennis met when he took Miata's life-changing…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyPerformer-Professor Kathleen Antonia Tarr: "Oh, I Need to Be Spock!"
Dennis welcomes actor-singer-lawyer Kathleen Antonia Tarr to his Noho condo to talk about going from pursuing a career in show business in Los Angeles to being…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyLove Connie creator John Cantwell: "Always Put a Little Kay Lenz In Your Performance""
Dennis visits the Hollywood apartment of performer John Cantwell, the retro pop culture-obsessed man behind Cajun inbred drag goddess Love Connie, star of the…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyAuthor Michael Callahan: "I Let Cher Have It"
Dennis goes to the Sunset Tower Hotel in West Hollywood to chat with Philadelpia-based author Michael Callahan about his fun new novel "The Night She Won Miss…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyFilmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz: "You Made Allan Carr a Hero""
Documentary filmmaker Jeffrey Schwarz returns to the podcast to discuss is new film "The Fabulous Allan Carr" about the legendary, larger-than-life producer of…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley"American Koko" creators Diarra Kilpatrick & Miles Orion Feldsott: "I Have These Sheer Curtains"
Dennis visits the West Hollywood apartment of Diarra Kilpatrick and Miles Orion Feldsett about their new webseries on ABC.com "American Koko," about a Law &…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyRuPaul, Aja, Eureka, Valentina & Morgan from RuPaul's Drag Race: "My Girls Are 100% Polyester"
Dennis attends an Emmy "For Your Consideration" event for RuPaul's Drag Race at the LA Sporting Club store in West Hollywood where he talks to RuPaul about the…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyFilm/TV Writer Chuck Hayward: "OMG, I'm a Job Creator!"
Dennis sits down with film and TV writer Chuck Hayward to talk about his breakthrough year as a writer and story editor on the Netflix series "Dear White…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyActor Alex Wyse: "Just Trying to Keep My Heart Safe"
Dennis visits the Los Feliz apartment of actor Alex Wyse to talk about his current role on the soap "The Bold and the Beautiful" as his recent Broadway turn in…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley"Feud" Co-Writer Michael Zam: "We Finally Did It"
Dennis sits down with NY-based writer Michael Zam in a mutual friend's West Hollywood apartment to discuss the miniseries "Feud," which was based on a feature…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyScreenwriter Bennett Yellin: "The Writers' Mothers Should Be Ashamed"
Dennis welcomes screenwriter Bennett Yellin ("Dumb & Dumber") to his living room to discuss Bennett's many adventures in the screen trade, from meeting his…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyComedian Lahna Turner: A Winnie the Pooh Life
Dennis meets comedian-musician Lahna Turner at the Mulholland Tennis Club for a "cross-podding" session with Lahna's Perfect Ten podcast. Lahna talks about her…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyBerlin Tour Guide Sebastian Becker: "Lucky Strike, Coca Cola & Wrigley's Spearmint Gum""
After taking a terrific bike tour in Berlin, Dennis talks the guide Sebastian Becker into joining him for lunch and being interviewed about his wonderful city…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyTravelers Jeb Havens & Steven Lee: "Around the World w/ a Coupla Gays""
In this travel-themed episode, Dennis meets up with his friends Jeb Havens and Steven Lee in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico for five days of sun, fun, games, chips…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyRecon Founder Shawn Chavez: "Margins Margins Margins"
Dennis visits the Hollywood office of Shawn Chavez, the founder and president of the new wellness and lifestyle brand Recon. He talks about how the company got…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyActor-Photographer Brandon Shyptowski: "Something I Didn't Know I Needed"
Dennis meets actor-photographer Brandon Shyptowski at a North Hollywood tea house they both love Tea Pop do discuss Brandon's online photo series "Weather…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyJournalist Karsten Kastelan: "John Woo Never Made Me a Mixtape"
While in Berlin, Germany, Dennis crashes on the couch of his old friend, entertainment journalist Kastern Kastelan who Dennis met in the mid-90's when they…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyMusician-Performer Tom Judson: "Stuck On a Boat Between Two Languages"
Dennis catches up with musician, author and T shirt designer Tom Judson in the West Hollywood hotel room Tom was staying in during his recent stint in L.A. as…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyWriter Gary Goldstein: "Children of the Cornware"
Dennis visits the Hollywood Hills home of playwright and screenwriter Gary Goldstein to discuss Gary's new play "April, May and June," which just opened at…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyMatt Zarley: "The Estrogen Sessions" Listening Party
For this episode, Dennis ventured to the North Hollywood home studio of singer-songwriter Matt Zarley for a listening party of Matt's new CD "The Estrogen…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyJournalist & Blogger Greg Hernandez: "I Stepped On Brains Once"
Dennis visits the hillside Silver Lake home of journalist Greg Hernandez, the man behind the popular blog Greg In Hollywood, which is celebrating its 8th…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley"Six" Actor Jaylen Moore: "Chew On That, Matt Damon"
Dennis visits the Sherman Oaks home of actor Jaylen Moore to talk about his role as Fish Bait on the History Channel series "Six." Jaylen talks about the…
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LGBT Travel Expert Ed Salvato: "Gay Train Travel's a Thing"
Dennis catches up with Man About World editor Ed Salvato in the West Hollywood apartment where Ed is staying while attending the Travel and Adventure Show at…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyGALECA founder John Griffiths: "James Franco Tweeted Us an Art Piece"
Dennis visits the Hollywood home of John Griffiths, founder of the Gay and Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association (GALECA) to discuss the group's annual…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyL.A. Games Designer Myles Nye: "If You Get Murdered, There's Wine"
Dennis braves the pouring rain to visit the L.A. home of game designer Myles Nye, out of which Myles runs the team building events company he co-founded called…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyFilm Junkies Michael Dougherty & Glenn Gaylord: 2016 Movie Wrap-Up
In this super-sized episode, Dennis braves the El Nino-esque rains to visit the L.A. apartment of writer and film enthusiast Michael Dougherty to discuss the…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyDancers Kevin Stea & Carlton Wilborn: "Living to Tell"
Dennis visits the Hollywood home of Kevin Stea to talk to Stea and Carlton Wilborn about the new documentary they appear in "Strike a Pose," which reunites the…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyComedian Frank DeCaro: "Pig in a Blanket Through a Cinder Block Wall"
Dennis visits comedian, radio host, author and all-round delight Frank DeCaro at his San Fernando Valley apartment to talk about Frank's latest gig, opening…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley"La La Land" Music Supervisor Steve Gizicki: "Here's to the Fools Who Dream"
On a rare rainy day in LA, Dennis visits the L.A. home of Steve Gizicki, Music Supervisor of one of the buzziest movies of the year, "La La Land." They talk…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyGarrett Anderson from Spruce 0132: "Hashtag Upside-Down Baby Jesus"
Dennis visits his old college theater buddy Garrett Anderson at the Christmas-themed store he co-owns with his partner on 3rd Street in Los Angeles to talk…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyKiss Me, Kill Me Premier: Live from the Red Carpet
In this episode, Dennis heads to Westwood for the premier of the new gay thriller Kiss Me, Kill Me to interview cast members Van Hansis (As the World Turns)…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley"Kiss Me Kill Me" filmmakers Casper Andreas & David Michael Barrett: "I Remember Having to Approve the Sperm"
Dennis visits the Echo Park home of screenwriter David Michael Barrett to talk with Barrett and director Casper Andreas about the new gay thriller they…
DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis HensleyDrag Superstar Willam Belli: "Loud, Bright and Sparkly"
Dennis goes to the Hollywood studio/workspace of drag superstar Willam Belli to discuss his hilarious and informative new book "Suck Less: Where There's a…
