DENNIS ANYONE? with Dennis Hensley

Semi-Live from New York...Dennis visits director Victor Mignattiin his apartment to talk about his life as adirector of narrative films ("Broadway Damage"), documentaries("This Time") and commercials. Victor talks about what it was liketo go in and restore "Broadway Damage" for its 15th anniversary andhow much New York has changed since he shot the film, recalls whatit was like to come to NYU summ...

Dennis plops down in the Manhattan home of writer and fashion expert Susan Swimmer to talk about her adventures in the publishing world, having worked for such magazines as Marie Claire, Seventeen and most recently More. Susan talks about her favorite celebrity interviews and least favorite interviews, the time she got to visit the White House and play with the First Dogs, the dick who bought her...

After catching "Disaster" on Broadway, Dennis heads backstage to talk to the men behind the musical Jack Plotnick and Seth Rudetsky. They wrote the show together, Jack directs and Seth co-stars as the disaster expert who no one will believe. They talk about how they chose the 70's songs that made the show, deciding what characters will love and what characters will die, the night the reviews came...

Dennis visits the Valley Village apartment of writer Jim Colucci to talk about the book Jim's been working on for over "Golden Girls Forever." Jim talks about the genesis of the book, convincing Betty White, Bea Arthur and Rue McLanahan to sit for interviews, finding never-before-seen photos and the thought that went into the design of the book--the inside cover is actually the Golden Girls wallpa...

In Part 2 of Dennis's chat with Derek Hartley co-host of the radio show "Derek and Romaine," Derek takes a stack of cards from the Observation Deck and reveals the worst job he's ever had, how he learned the facts of life, his favorite bad movie, the move he's seen more than any other and his most random celebrity sightings.  He also talks about why he loves what he does, being in the right place...

Dennis' friend since forever radio host Derek Hartley stops by the condo and delivers the longest podcast to date, which is why it's going to be divided into two parts.  In Part One, Derek talks about how he got put together with his "Derek & Romaine" cohost Romaine Patterson, why their chemistry works, meeting listeners on the road, interviewing Donald J. Trump and Martha Stewart and the worst th...

Dennis visits the Echo Park home of Jim Hansen to talk with Jim and Jeffery Self, the team behind the new gay horror comedy "You're Killing Me," which just came out on DVD and VOD. (Jim directed the film, Jeffery Stars in it, and they wrote and produced it together). They talk about the inspiration for the film, shooting almost all of it in Jim's house and their adventures on the film festival cir...

Dennis ventures to the Sun Valley home of producer-director Walt Bost to talk with Walt and filmmaker John Sobrack about their upcoming webseries "The New 30," which is centered around a just-turned-40-and-totally-freaked-out-about-it gay man and his circle of friends and lovers. Walt and John talk about the real-life feelings that inspired the series, why diversity in casting was important to the...

In a very NSFW episode, Dennis visits the Larchmont neighborhood home of writer, activist, lecturer and adult film star Conner Habib to discuss the thrill of winning an AVN award, that time he read a book a day for months, going to a school with the mascot the Rough Riders and realizing his lifelong dream of being a gay porn star.  He talks about the first time he saw porn, the rush of getting rec...

Dennis visits the Santa Monica home of writer and TV personality Greg Cope White to talk about Greg's new book, The Pink Marine, about the months he spent in basic training as a marine back in the day. Greg talks about the pressure to keep his gayness a secret, bonding with his fellow soldiers, his relationship to guns, sleeping with at least one and the unforgettable catchphrase that gives this e...

In the first-ever Dennis Anyone CD listening party, Dennis sits down with singer-songwriter Jeb Havens on the eve of the release of his album "Home Base," which hits iTunes on February 17th. Jeb discusses the inspiration for the songs, working with producer Andy Zulla ("Smash") by sending tracks back and forth digitally but never meeting in person and his hopes for the records. He also shares his...

Stand up comic Debbie Praver returns to the podcast to talk about performing for our soldiers in places no one's been to  but Jeff Probst from "Survivor." She shares a recent aircraft carrier misadventure, dishes on gays in the military and gives us some patriotic warm fuzzes. She also talks about playing Laughlin Laugh Fest, laughing her ass off at Sinbad, dealing with hecklers, her bodacious boo...

Dennis catches up with NY-based blogger Kenneth Walsh of "Kenneth in the 212" who talks about the humble beginnings of his blog eleven years ago, the discipline of blogging every day and reveals his most popular post ever. Kenneth also talks about why he loves tennis, meeting Renee Richards and Billie Jean King, working as a copy editor at the New York Times and Wall Street Journal and his obsessi...

For this special movie-themed episode, Dennis sits down with his filmmaker friend Glenn Gaylord who reviews movies on his tumblr page Glenn on Film.  Dennis shares his picks for the Unsung Movies on 2015 and Glenn shares his movie "Moments out of Time" for the year. Together, they cover everything from the J.Lo camp-fest "The Boy Next Doro" to the Holocaust drama "Son of Saul."

Dennis visits the Sherman Oaks home of Dave Cobb from the Thinkwell Group, a company that conceives, designs and creates theme park attractions like the Terminator 2: 3-D and Men In Black attractions at Universal Studios, Ferrari World in Abu Dabi and the behind-the-scenes of Harry Potter studio tour in England. Dave talks about how a project goes from the idea stage to opening day, his role as Th...

Dennis visits the Silver Lake home of actor Kevin Chamberlin who will soon be seen in the Broadway musical "Disaster," a disaster movie send-up with 70's songs co-wrtten by Seth Rudetsky and former podcast guest Jack Plotnick. Kevin talks about the thrill of returning to Broadway, the worst thing that ever went wrong for him on stage and going to the Tonys three times as a nominee (for Dirty Blond...

Dennis welcomes Christie Strong to the breakfast nook to talk about her job as Brand Ambassador and Social Media Manager for Kiva Confections, a company that makes cannabis chocolate products. She tells the story of what lead her into the field after working in the entertainment business for years and gives Dennis a crash course in medical marijuana terminology. Dennis tells her about his very lim...

Dennis visits the Silver Lake home of Edward Boyd, one of the Executive Producers of E!'s The Soup, which is ending its run this Friday after 12 laugh-filled years.  Ed talks about the show's beginning and evolution, how his dog Lou came to be a regular on the show, his favorite clips and moments and how it feels to be saying goodbye. He also confesses to helping build buzz for the show early on b...

Dennis visits the Hollywood hills home of Dr. Gary Cohan, author of the Facebook blog Dr. Cohan's Medical Soapbox, to talk about his long journey on the front lines of the AIDS crisis. Gary talks about the current state of AIDS treatment, consulting on the movie "And the Band Played On," tending to Anthony Perkins during his final days and being interviewed by Entertainment Tonight in the wake of...

After Thanksgiving dinner in Palm Springs, Dennis and his friends Danny, Brett, Rich, Justin, Kassie and Christy answer questions from the observation deck, share stories, tease each other mercilessly and reveal what they're thankful for.

Poolside in St. Thomas, Virgin islands, Dennis chats with acrobat Rocco Lapaire who is currently performing on the Regal Princess cruise ship. Rocco talks about discovering his calling later than most acrobats, his best and worst gigs, conquering his fears, avoiding injuries and the time he blacked out on stage. Other topics include serving in the military in Iraq, taking off his shirt of stage, w...

    Dennis visits the Hollywood home of actress Adrienne Wilkinson to talk about her hilarious new web series “Club 5150,” in which she plays a therapist dealing with a very challenging patient. She also talks about her big break role as Xena’s daughter on Xena: Warrior Princess, working with Lucy Lawless, learning to fight and what it's like to have hot lesbian fan faction written about you. Othe...

Dennis visits the Hollywood apartment of actor-producer Roy Cruz to talk about the return of his brainchild "Streep Tease," an evening of Meryl Streep monologues performed by men. Roy talks about the inspiration and evolution of the show, hearing back from Meryl's camp and why he chose the cerulean sweater speech from "The Devil Wears Prada," for his monologue in the show. Cameo appearances via vo...

Dennis pays a visit to Steve Holzer, Executive Producer of the new entertainment news show "Hollywood Today Live" to talk about working on the show, his crazy hours (his alarm goes off at 3 AM) and putting together the show's talented young cast of co-hosts. Steve also talks about working as a "crash producer" on Access Hollywood, his fond memories of working on Kris Jenner's talk show and helping...

Dennis sits down with Leslie L. Smith, author of the novel "Sally Field Can Plan the Transexual or I Was Cursed By Polly Holliday" to discuss the inspiration for the book, where that title comes from and the Internet troll who was offended at Sally's name being in the title of a gay book. Leslie talks about his love of lists, the hot-button topic of barebacking in the gay community that is explore...