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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,

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24:03

Key West Collage: w/ George Fernandez, J.T. Thompson,...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/04/02

Last summer, Dennis had the opportunity to spend a few days in Key West, Florida on a press trip for Man About World magazine and grabbed short interviews with five local businessmen: George Fernandez from the Key West Butterfly & Nature Conservatory; J.T. Thompson, founder of the One Human Family movement; Dennis Beaver, founder and curator of the Tennessee Williams Key West Exhibit; Paul Menta, Executive Chef at the Stoned Crab restaurant; and Key Lime Bike Tour guide Clint. Topics include: why

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01:14:43

Scenario Photography Founder John Ganun: "Wow, I Have...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/03/21

Dennis visits the LA home/studio space of photographer John Ganun whose company, Scenario Photography specializes in high-end photo set ups--they're not booths--for special events. He talks about the company's humble beginnings with ping pong and underwear, what sets Scenario apart, doing Katy Perry's birthday party for seven years in a row, how social media and digital photography came along and changed the game. He talks about his most popular scenario--the Fred Astaire-inspired upside-down

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01:12:01

Trump Family Special Team (Tor Hyams, Lisa Rothauser,...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/03/13

Dennis sits down at a sidewalk cafe in Studio City, CA with Danny Salles, Tor Hyams, Lisa Rothhauser and Mikalah Gordon four of the brilliant, semi-twisted minds behind the musical review The 1st Annual Trump Family Special which returns to L.A.'s Vitello's restaurant on April 14th for two shows. It's also showing in NYC on April 9th & 10th. Danny talks about writing the show as a way to channel his angst, bringing on choreographer Benji Schwimmer and the challenge of creating comedy out of a White

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45:53

Archie Artist & Writer Dan Parent: "Betty on One...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/03/08

At the Westin in New York City, Dennis meets up with artist and writer Dan Parent who has been working for "Archie" comics for over three decades. He talks about getting discovered by "Archie" while still in school, why he connects with Jughead, the challenge of adding his own style to Archie while keeping things consistent, how he comes up with fresh storylines and of course, the Betty and Veronica of it all. Dan also talks about creating and adding the gay character of Kevin to the Riverdale mix

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01:05:27

Comic Jim David: "The Chicken Lost His F-ing Lens!"

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/03/01

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 Era, cruise ship audiences, his first sets, when and why he decided to be out on stage, getting really scary threats on Twitter, recording his Comedy Central special, bombing at his first open mic and getting laughs when he was a kid. He also shares what it's like to be in a club or on a panel when other comics are doing homophobic material. He

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01:18:34

Playwright Justin Tanner ("El Nino"): "This Play...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/02/19

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 dealing with writers block and chronic pain who moves back in with her parents. He talks about the real-life situations that inspired the play, writing it on an old-fashioned typewriter and without smoking pot and the idea that suffering can lead to something great. He also talks about the social aspect of doing theater in L.A., working on TV shows

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01:33:29

Film Junkies Michael Dougherty & Glenn Gaylord: 2017...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/02/13

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 Glenn On Film blog on tumblr. Dennis shares his annual Unsung 10, which are movies that are on no one's 10 Best or Oscar lists but that he really enjoyed...like Kong: Skull Island for example and It. Glenn and Michael share their favorites of the year and celebrate specific "Moments Out of Time," specific scenes or images from films that will

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01:19:16

Actor Nathan Lee Graham ("LA to Vegas"): "No One...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/02/08

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 new Fox sitcom L.A. to Vegas, in which he plays a seen-it-all flight attendant named Bernard. Nathan talks about auditioning for the show, how the airplane set works, working with Dylan McDermott (and in one episode Dermot Mulroney), getting the uniform just-so, his dream guest star and his dream episode, which is coming up soon and involves

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43:49

Graphic Novelist Joel Craig: "I'd Love to Zap People...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/02/01

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 just been cast on "The Julianne Moore and Madonna Half-Hour Comedy Hour" but during filming Madonna gets kidnapped by Faye Dunaway's evil twin Mae Dunaway who lives in a parallel universe and the boys have to go and rescue Madonna. Joel talks about the inspiration for the novel, how text and the visuals come together, why he loves Julianne Moore,

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01:18:17

Writer-Performer Del Shores: "My Monkey Fan Bit Me"

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/01/24

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 opens in Los Angeles on February 25th at the Celebration Theatre. He breaks down the six different characters he depicts in the piece, including a monkey-obsessed lesbian, a favorite aunt, an actress hellbent on dying before Trump takes office, a mouthy waitress, a closeted Southern gay man and his own mother who also happened to be his high

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01:28:56

Actor Jack McGee: "I Was Crunchy Wheat"

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/01/16

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 first Broadway play, The Iceman Cometh starring Denzel Washington. Jack talks about the out-of-nowhere audition that came his way when he happened to be on the east coast, what he's doing to prepare and being "stunned, elated, thrilled and petrified at the same time." He also talks about his long career in film and television, from playing

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01:04:57

Audio Drama Creator Kc Wayland: "I Did All of...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2018/01/11

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 is heading into its sixth season with a 7th already in development. Kc talks about the original idea for the series, his techniques for working with actors, building an enthusiastic fan base with no paid advertising and the frustration of getting his thunder stolen by TV's "The Walking Dead" shortly after launching his first season. He also

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12:43

Remembering Carrie Fisher & Debbie Reynolds: From...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2017/12/28

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 to spend with both of them in their natural habitat, Carrie's Coldwater Canyon home. FROM DENNIS: "In 1994, I interviewed Carrie for Detour Magazine about her book Delusions of Grandma. I spent over two hours at her Coldwater Canyon home--we actually did the interview in her bed--and near the end, Debbie Reynolds showed up for a mother-daughter

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01:39:05

Eastsiders' Kit Williamson & John Halbach: "Joe Biden...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2017/12/15

Dennis visits the Silverlake apartment of Kit Williamson and John Halbach who co-executive producer the Emmy-nominated web series Eastsiders, which just launched its third season on VOD. At the moment, the married couple's place is like a bustling Santa's workshop, with huge bags full of envelopes to send to the show's Kickstarter supporters. They discuss where the original idea for the series came from, the challenges of creating a show about romantic relationships when you're actually in one, the

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27:12

Actor-Photographer Bryan Dechart: Greetings from the...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2017/12/06

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 venture. Bryan talks about how he got into taking pictures, shooting 52 portraits in 52 weeks and traveling to Wyoming to experience the recent eclipse from the Path of Totality. He also talks about making multiple trips to Paris to star in the upcoming video game Detroit: Become Human. Other topics include: his most influential teacher, his

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01:53:03

Change Strategist Kristine Oller: Undaunted By...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2017/11/29

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 shift in their lives and she helps them do it. She talks about how she came to have that job, the attributes that make her well-suited for it and why she finds it so fulfilling. She also talks about her past incarnation as a professional organizer, why she was good at it, the 'Spark Joy' phenomenon, working with hoarders and whether or not The

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54:29

Bob's Holiday Office Party's Rob Elk, Joe Keyes &...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2017/11/23

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 long-running play "Bob's Holiday Office Party." Also on hand are his co-writer and co-star Joe Keyes and actor Mark Fite who has been playing the UFO-obsessed would be thespian Marty in the show since the get-go 22 years ago! They talk about the small midwestern hometowns that inspired the play, how the play began as a long improv, making the

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47:50

Actor-Writer Elizabeth Liang ("Alien Citizen"): I...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2017/11/15

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 upbringing as a "third culture kid," growing up all over the world, from Guatemala to Costa Rica to Panama to Connecticut to Morocco to Egypt. She talks about the essay the led to the show, the unique pressures of being the only cast member, filming the show for a DVD, what her family thinks of the show, taking on the show on the road to

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01:12:11

Actor-Writer-Producer Terry Ray: "I Was Secretary to...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2017/11/08

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 packed crowds in an actual hotel room at INNDulge in Palm Springs. Terry talks about what inspired him to write the play, how acting in an actual hotel room instead of a theater changed his performance, onstage nudity, aging four decades throughout the play and hanging out with his audience after around the hotel. Terry also talks about doing

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01:28:12

Actor-Producer Emerson Collins (A Very Sordid...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2017/11/01

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, which is now available on DVD and VOD. Emerson talks about the major barnstorming promotional tour he's been on for the last few months, his against-type role as a serial killer in the film, playing scenes opposite Leslie Jordan and the Starbucks fix he has to have no matter what city he's in. He floats a theory about the traits that unite Sordid

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