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
Dollmation Sensation Warren Wright: "The Only Nudes On My Phone Are Barbies"
For his first episode of 2023, Dennis is joined via Zoom by visual artist Warren Wright (AKA Warrencito) whose affectionate, witty and incredibly-detailed Dollmation videos have been delighting fans …
Tom Goss’s Big Fat Gay Ass Christmas Listening Party w/ Tom Goss, Benjamin Koll, Keith Lawrence, Liz deRoche and Mike Briggs.
Dennis is joined via Zoom by singer-songwriter Tom Goss for a listening party for his delightful new holiday EP Big Fat Gay Ass Christmas followed by a rousing round of You Don’t Know My Life. Joinin…
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2022 Part 2 w/ Andy Scahill, James Carroll, Paul Ybarra & Andrew Harper
HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE 2022 Part 1
Writer & Exec Producer Michael Ausiello (Spoiler Alert): “TV Guide Was Like My Hustler”
Dennis is joined via Zoom by writer Michael Ausiello to discuss the new film Spoiler Alert, which stars Jim Parsons, Ben Aldridge and Sally Field, and is based on Michael’s 2017 memoir Spoiler Alert:…
Web Series Creator & Star Artie O’Daly: “I Always Wanted To Be On A Sitcom…I Just Had To Make It Myself”
Dennis is joined via Zoom by actor, writer, director & editor Artie O’Daly to talk about his new series Sorry I’m Weird, a collection of comedy shorts, which launched last month with an episode calle…
Actress Julie Hagerty (A Christmas Story Christmas, Airplane): “Thank God For My Hair”
Dennis visits the L.A. home of actress Julie Hagerty to talk about her role in the new holiday movie A Christmas Story Christmas, which is currently streaming on HBO Max. Julie talks about how she ca…
Dancer & Choreographer Locky Brownlie ("Bro-lesque"): “It’s All Your Gay Fantasies Come To Life”
Dennis is joined via Zoom by Tazmanian-born dancer and choreographer Locky Brownlie to discuss the sexy new show he’s choreographing, emceeing and dancing in, Bro-lesque, which debuts Friday, Novembe…
The late great Leslie Jordan (Will & Grace, Sordid Lives): “Always Making a Spectacle of Myself”
In the wake of the sudden passing of actor Leslie Jordan, Dennis revisits this interview he conducted with Leslie in his Los Angeles apartment on October 28, 2014. In it, Leslie discusses his one-man…
The cast and writer of the play Daddy Issues play You Don’t Know My Life!
Dennis is joined via Zoom by David Goldyn, writer-director of the play Daddy Issues, as well as three actors from the current Los Angeles production, James Siefert, Josh Nadler and Jonathan Fishman. …
Author David Ambroz (A Place Called Home): “I Think Of No As A Request for More Information”
Dennis connects via Zoom with author David Ambroz to discuss his memoir A Place Called Home, which David describes as “Forrest Gump meets Hillbilly Elegy with a heavy dose of Precious.” It documents …
Actor Bill Brochtrup (The Inheritance, NYPD Blue): “Your Greatest Role Is Ahead Of You”
Dennis is joined via Zoom by actor Bill Brochtrup, who is currently appearing the Los Angeles production of the Tony-winning play The Inheritance, which is described on the Geffen Playhouse’s website…
Actor Tony Rodriguez (The Simpsons): "There's Nothing More Satisfying Than Musical Stupidity"
Dennis is joined via Zoom by actor Tony Rodriguez who voices the character of Marge’s Cuban-American hairdresser Julio on the iconic animated series The Simpsons. He tells the amazing story of how he…
Actor-Writer Sam Pancake: "The Sweet Nectar of Semi-Celebrity"
Dennis connects via Zoom with actor Sam Pancake to discuss his show Pancakes from the Edge, which is loosely inspired by his obsession with the film Postcards From the Edge. He talks about meeting Sh…
Encyclopedia Madonnica Author Matthew Rettenmund: “So What Makes You So Lucky?”
Dennis is joined via Zoom by author and blogger Matthew Rettenmund to talk about the brand new revised edition of his book Encyclopedia Madonnica, which is just like it sounds, a 700+ page guidebook …
Sweepstakes & Contest Enthusiast Michelle Willis: "I Never Know What Will Show At My Door"
Dennis connects via Zoom with his lifelong friend Michelle Willis who in her three decades plus as a sweepstakes and contest enthusiast has won 787 different prizes, including trips, cash, meet-n-gre…
REUNION RECAP The Skinny on the Skinny-Dipping
In this special episode, Dennis recounts his recent high school reunion weekend in Holbrook, Arizona and gathers four of his classmates: Mark, Debra, Diana and J.D. around a picnic table to recall gr…
GayVN-winning Adult Film Actor Joel Someone: “I’m Glad I Got Hot and Didn’t Die”
In his first in-person interview since February 2020, Dennis is joined at home by GayVN-winning adult film actor Joel Someone. Joel talks about his first failed attempt to get into porn, which ended …
ONJ Forever: A Flashback Tribute to Olivia Newton-John w/ performer John Cantwell AKA Love Connie
As a tribute to the late great Olivia Newton-John, Dennis revisits this conversation from early 2020 with performer John Cantwell on the eve of his ONJ inspired spectacular A Little More Love Connie.…
Easter Sunday actor Rodney To: "You're a Middle-Aged Man Who Looks Like a Boy"
Dennis connects via Zoom with actor Rodney To who plays Uncle Arthur in the new film Easter Sunday, an ensemble comedy about a Filipino-American family in Daly City, California celebrating Easter tog…