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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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55:59

Garrett Anderson from Spruce 0132: "Hashtag...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/12/20

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 about the hot Christmas decorating trends--upside down Christmas trees!--selling to Dance Moms and the one ornament in the store he's not that crazy about. He also talks about the chocolate they sell direct from his brother-in-law's farm in Ecuador, the mistakes he's made as a new store owner and the most pricey item in the store. Other topics

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48:27

Kiss Me, Kill Me Premier: Live from the Red Carpet

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/12/12

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), Jai Rodriguez (Queer Eye), Kit Williamson (Mad Men), Yolanda Ross (The Get Down), Jonathan Lisecki (Gayby), Matthew Ludwinski (Going Down in La-La Land), Allison Lane (See You Next Tuesday on YouTube) and Craig Robert Young (Hawaii 5-0) as well as screenwriter David Michael Barrett and Casper Andreas. In addition to talking about the film, they

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01:04:28

"Kiss Me Kill Me" filmmakers Casper Andreas & David...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/12/06

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 produced together "Kiss Me Kill Me." The pair talk about the inspiration for the script, the demands of the Kickstarter campaign, shooting at Pink Dot, and landing their cast, which includes Queer as Folk's Gale Herold and As the World Turns' Van Hansis. They also talk about hypnosis, which figures in the movie's plot, poking fun of West Hollywood,

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01:13:30

Drag Superstar Willam Belli: "Loud, Bright and Sparkly"

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/11/28

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 Willam, There's a Way." Willam talks about how the book came about, getting Neil Patrick Harris to write the forward and the one thing his publisher asked him NOT to include in the book. He also talks about his experience on RuPaul's Drag Race, his current relationship with RuPaul and his friendships with a lot of the other queens from the show

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01:25:17

Radio Host Derek Hartley: "Bill Murray Was Eating a...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/10/28

By popular demand, radio host Derek Hartley from "Derek and Romaine" is back for a special episode that's all Observation Deck all the time...complete with a blooper opening. He talks about what he was picked on for as a kid, ruining a take on "Ed Wood," the scar on his head, his idea of a perfect day, what kind of driver he is, the movie he's seen more than any other, the most bullshit thing a suit has ever said to him, the best time he's ever had in a limo, flirting, working at AOL, how he hates

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01:04:42

Writer-Producer Chris Lisotta: "The Land of Tall Bjorks"

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/10/21

Dennis welcomes writer-producer Chris Lisotta to the condo to talk about Chris's recent trip to the exotic land of...wait for it...Greenland! Chris talks about how the trip came about as well as the food, the landscape, the population, the people, the landscape, the gay life, the lack of trees and more. He also talks about his work as a reality producer and his days as a print journalist and his favorite stories to work on. Other topics include: his best award show story, going to Rio, the birthmark

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01:27:10

Reality TV producer Doug Ross: "Just Be You and Keep...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/10/10

Dennis visits the Burbank office of Doug Ross, founder of Evolution Media, the company behind such hit reality shows as Botched, The Real Housewives of Orange County, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Vanderpump Rules and many others. Doug talks about how Botched came to be, the teens-at-camp show Bug Juice that started his career, working on the first seasons of Big Brother and Fear Factor then getting unceremoniously let go and how he manages to be a decent person in a cut-throat business

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01:07:31

Radio Host Romaine Patterson: "I Will Be Buried with...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/10/05

Dennis heads to Anaheim to chat with radio host Romaine Patterson about her recently launched radio show with Derek Hartley, Derek & Romaine 2.0. She talks about her first meeting with Derek, the pain of being let go from Sirius/XM, the hard work of launching DNR 2.0 and meeting her wife Iris through the show. She also talks about her terrific book "The Whole World Was Watching...Living in the Light of Matthew Shepard," her relationship with her brother Michael who dies of AIDS, all the media she

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42:25

Dog Trainer Gregg Sokolsky: "Extreme Dog Makeover"

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/09/20

Dennis welcomes dog trainer Gregg Sokolsky to his condo to talk about his work as a dog trainer with his company Affordable Dog Training & Anti-Aggression. He talks about growing up with animals, working for the government's Animal Regulation Agency, his training philosophy and his first job as a trainer. He also discusses different training collars, the Dog Whisperer, therapy dogs, pitbulls, pure breeds versus rescues and training Pink's dog Elvis. Other topics include: the songs that make him cry,

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01:33:31

Author Steven Rowley: "This Book Is About an F-Bomb...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/09/12

Dennis visits the L.A. apartment of best-selling author Steven Rowley to talk about his debut novel "Lilly and the Octopus," about a gay and his dog. Steven talks about the real-life inspiration for the book, how his boyfriend encouraged him to make it more than a short story and how he went from thinking he's going to self-publish it to scoring a reported $1 million advance from Simon and Schuster. Steven and Dennis compare notes about yelling at their dogs, working with publisher-turned-agent Rob

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01:11:55

Filmmaker Steve Balderson: "During Firecracker I...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/09/07

Dennis welcomes filmmaker Steve Balderson to his condo to discuss the FOUR films he has coming out on various platforms: "Hell Town," "El Ganzo," "Firecracker" and "Elvis Lives." He talks about shooting "El Ganzo" in Mexico near Cabo San Lucas, getting hired to direct "Elvis Lives" by the same folks who make the "Sharknado" films, getting Karen Black to star in "Firecracker" and the fun of staging the murders for "Hell Town." Steve also talks about making the move to LA from Kansas, the orgy-fest

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01:03:40

Filmmaker Cameron Thrower: "On a Ferris Wheel w/ Ryan...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/09/01

Dennis visits the North Hollywood apartment of filmmaker Cameron Thrower to discuss the prestigious Jameson First Shot filmmaking contest he just won and the short film that resulted from it, Beauty Mark, which is available for viewing at JamesonFirstShot.com. He talks about working with his leading lady Maggie Gyllenhaal and Executive producer Kevin Spacey, finding out he won in a mind-blowing caught-on-camera way, the inspiration for the story, the fun of making a film that's set in the 1980's and

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01:30:10

Actor-Writer-Activist Jen Richards: I'd Rather Fight...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/08/24

Dennis welcomes trans actor-writer-activist Jen Richards to his condo to discuss the Emmy-nominated web-series "Her Story," about the dating lives of trans women in LA. She talks about the origins of the series, crushing on her co-creator, getting fan mail from places like Estonia and Bangladesh and landing a trans designer to make her Emmy dress. She also talks about the decision to transition, what surprised her most about life as a woman, appearing on season one of "I Am Cait," her favorite

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01:15:27

Actor-Writer Byron Lane: "People Often Came Out of...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/08/15

Dennis visits the charming L.A. home of Byron Lane, creator of the webseries "Last Will and Testicle," which was inspired by his own experiences with testicular cancer. Byron talks about making the webseries as the drama was playing out in his own life, getting funds from Kickstarter, asking actor and past podcast guest Drew Droege to play his cancerous lump and the fact that his implant actually has a serial number. He also talks about working as a news reporter in Las Vegas before and covering

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46:35

Andrea Carla Michaels Part 2: "I Want My Life to Be...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/08/04

Here's part 2 of my conversation with professional namer and Crossword constructor Andrea Carla Michaels. This one is basically one long delicious story about playing Scattegories with John Lithgow that takes detours to a Scrabble club in New York and her Harvard reunion. Other topics include being a chaperone for The Dating Game, Barbra Streisand, what her parents about the road she's chosen and riding in an elevator with Sean Penn. www.acmenaming.com

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01:24:47

Crossword Constructor Andrea Carla Michaels: "They...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/08/01

After a few weeks off, Dennis returns, welcoming his old friend from San Francisco Andrea Carla Michaels into his Noho condo to talk about what it's like to create crossword puzzles for the New York Times. She talks about why she loves it, her long history with Will Shortz, how she gets paid, having her puzzle featured at a crossword contest and making peace with using those 4-letter "glue" words like Oreo. She also discusses her career as a professional namer with her company Acme Naming. She talks

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01:40:14

Filmmakers Deondray Gossett & Quincy LeNear: "Why...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/07/07

Dennis visits the Glendale apartment of award-winning filmmakers Deondray Gossett & Quincy LeNear to talk about their ongoing TV/web series The Chadwick Journals--the second episode premiers at Outfest on Sunday, July 10th. Topics include: the inspiration behind The DL Chronicles, the hit Here TV series that spawned the Chadwick spin-off, the Oprah episode that inspired them to write about the down low phenomenon, the fan response they've gotten so far, working with actors on love scenes and why

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01:17:20

Choreographer Fred Tallaksen: "She Called Me Poopsie"

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/06/30

Dennis visits the North Hollywood home of his old friend, choreographer Fred Tallaksen, to talk about his two Emmy nominations, teaching Madonna to rollerskate for her "Sorry" video ("She smelled great"), bringing laser-ography to Jennifer Lopez's stage shows and taking an elbow to the face on the set of "Modern Family." Fred opens up about his transition from performer to choreographer, the Mountain Dew commercial that changed the game for him and the huge movie gig he landed by stealing a look at

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43:17

La Concha's LGBT Ambassador JC Cappas: "We're Big on...

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/06/22

Live from San Juan, Puerto Rico! On a press trip for Man About World, Dennis hits the beach with JC Cappas, the LGBT Ambassador of the La Concha resort in San Juan, to learn more about Puerto Rico and all the things that make it so enchanting. JC talks about moving to the island at 18 and not knowing Spanish, getting gay married at the historic EL Morro fort, the gay nightlife scene in San Juan and why every movie you see in Puerto Rico is a sing-along. Other topics include: the weatherman with the

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01:14:01

Filmmaker Joey Kuhn: Even My Camera Wears Dior

DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley ·

2016/06/14

Dennis sits down with New York-based filmmaker Joey Kuhn on a recent visit to LA to talk about Kuhn's film "Those People," which hit DVD and VOD on June 14, 2016. Joey talks about the inspiration for his film, the stress of raising the money, the high and low points of making the film, getting to shoot on the Highline, at Lincoln Center and at his own synagogue and why he wanted there to be no cell phones or computers in his movie. He also opens up about his desire to direct movie musicals, his

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