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, musicians, screenwriters, acrobats and one visual artist who makes cartoons centered around dead houseflies.
- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 63 minutes
- Episodes
- 601
- Years Active
- 2009 - 2025
Singer-Actor Jack Nathan Harding: "I'm the One That I Had to Ask Permission From"
Dennis visits the peaceful, Sunland, CA home of recording artist and actor Jack Nathan Harding to talk about his recent string of in your face gay country music videos, including the just-dropped "Fe…
"Say Yes" Filmmaker Stewart Wade: "I Just Went Ahead and Did It"
Dennis visits the Glassell Park neighborhood of Los Angeles to talk with writer-director Stewart Wade about his new film Say Yes, about a very unconventional love triangle. He talks about where he go…
Cal's Game Night founder Cal Iseminger: "Bless You Goofy"
Dennis visits the Irvine, California apartment of Cal Iseminger, founder of Cal's Game Night, a company that facilitates kick-ass game nights in people's homes. He talks about growing up in a game-lo…
The Frank Decaro Show Reunion featuring You Don't Know My Life!
For this episode, Dennis brings together four of the personalities from the popular, long-running Sirius / XM OutQ radio show The Frank Decaro Show to play the party game he co-created You Don't Know…
Producer Lotti Pharriss Knowles (Goddess): I Want to Be Tony Moss
Dennis visits the San Fernando Valley apartment of producer Lotti Pharriss Knowles, co-producer of the upcoming documentary Goddess: The Fall and Rise of Showgirls. The film is all about the making, …
Author Jeremy Bernard (Treating People Well): "For a Gay Man, You're a Really Bad Dancer"
Dennis visits the Los Angeles home of Jeremy Bernard, former White House Social Secretary under President Obama and co-author of the book Treating People Well, which he wrote with Lea Berman, Social …
Author Don Cummings (Bent But Not Broken): "That Tile Knows How to Live"
Dennis visits the Hollywood home of author Don Cummings to talk about his new memoir Bent But Not Broken. It's about his experience with Peyronie's disease, which is a painful and sexually limiting c…
Actor-Writer David Dean Bottrell: "Booked It"
Dennis meets David Dean Bottrell at a coffeehouse in Hollywood to talk about David's new book "Working Actor: Breaking In, Making a Living, and Making a Life in the Fabulous Trenches of Show Business…
Writer-Producer Ryan Copple: Adventures in the Geek Space
Dennis visits the Hollywood home of writer-producer Ryan Copple, one of the creative forces behind the new Earwolf comedy podcast "Voyage to the Stars" about a group of misfits (Colton Dunn, Felicia …
2018 Movie Roundup w/ Glenn Gaylord & Michael Dougherty
For the third year in a row, 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 Glenn On Film. Gl…
Singer-Actor Blake McIver: "I Beat the Girl that Beat Leann Rimes"
On a rainy Wednesday, Dennis visits the West Hollywood apartment of singer-actor Blake McIver to talk about his cabaret show Blake Sings Barbra the Concert in which he pays homage to Barbra Streisand…
Author & Entrepreneur Anna David: "Positive Vibes, Damnit!"
Dennis visits the Hollywood apartment of author Anna David, whose novel Party Girl--about a girl who gets hired to write a party column as she's getting sober--has just been released on audio. Anna t…
Imagined Life-rs Stephanie Jenz & Michael Selditch: "It All Starts on the Spark Page"
Dennis visits the West Hollywood apartment of writer-director Michael Selditch to interview Michael and Stephanie Jenz, the Executive Producer of the new Wondery podcast "Imagined Life." Dennis and M…
Game Designers Ariel Rubin & Juliana Patel: "I Think We'd Be Great"
Dennis visits the San Fernando Valley home of Ariel Rubin to talk with Ariel and Juliana Patel, the co-creators of "Escape Room in a Box" which is exactly what it sounds like; a home version of an es…
Startups Guru Andrew Miller: "You Have to See Around the Corner"
Dennis visits the West Hollywood office of marketing guru Andrew Miller to talk about the world of startups, how he got into it, the amazing exotic places he's worked remotely from and why founding a…
Creativity-Productivity Specialist Sam Bennett: "Weird Kids Rule!"
Dennis ventures to beautiful Carpinteria, CA to interview creativity-productivity specialist Sam Bennett about the work she does inspiring people to make their creative ideas happen. She talks about …
1985 Filmmaker Yen Tan: Another Sign of Incoming Gayness
Dennis heads to Koreatown in L.A. to interview Yen Tan, the writer director of such films as Pit Stop, Ciao and his latest 1985, which is about a young man who has been diagnosed with HIV visiting hi…
YOU DON'T KNOW MY LIFE! "That Sandwich Is My Jam-wich"
A bit or a departure with this episode. Dennis gathers four friends to play the new party game he co-created YOU DON'T KNOW MY LIFE! which is currently available for pre-order at the link below. He's…
Uncabaret Creatrix Beth Lapides: "I'm Not Good with Hate"
Dennis visits the Hollywood home of comedienne Beth Lapides, the host and creatrix of the alternative comedy show The Uncabaret, which celebrates its 25th anniversary with a star-studded show Novembe…
Trump Family Special Creator Danny Salles: "I Built a Station Wagon..."
Dennis meets up with writer-director-producer Danny Salles, the creator of the musical comedy The Trump Family Special, which is currently playing at the Triad in New York City. He talks about taking…