Podcast appearances and mentions of dennis anyone

For the 10th Anniversary of Dennis Anyone, Dennis flips the script and gets interviewed by one of his past guests, filmmaker and longtime Dennis Anyone listener Robert Chandler. This is Part 2 of their interview, in which Dennis recalls some of his most memorable interviews with folks like Leslie Jordan, Kate Flannery, Mitchell Anderson and Dick DeBartolo from Match Game and Mad Magazine fame. They also discuss the guests Dennis would love to get on the show like author and birdwatcher Christian Cooper and American Idol alum David Archuleta. Other topics include: the CD of music Dennis made in the 1990s, a summer trip to rehab, the world's loneliest voicemail inbox, turning 60 and the Xanadu luncheon to end all Xanadu luncheons. 

For the 10th Anniversary of Dennis Anyone, Dennis flips the script and gets interviewed by one of his past guests, filmmaker and longtime Dennis Anyone listener Robert Chandler. Dennis recalls the beginning of Dennis Anyone, his first guests, why he does it and how it feels to have done 410 episodes. He also talks about why he likes interviewing people, how he sees interviewing as an art form and how he feels about it the way Katy Perry feels about singing "Firework." Other topics include: Dennis's early Bravo-lebrity moment as a Main Gay on the first season of Kathy Griffin: My Life on The D List, the Fashion Police writers strike of 2013 and how it changed him, the glory days of national magazines and local gay rags, Dennis's thoughts on straight actors playing gay roles, what makes a great Dennis Anyone guest and why it's cool to be kind.

In this special episode of Dennis Anyone, Dennis is joined by five friends he's known since 1986 when he moved from Arizona to Los Angeles to take part in a 12-week long performing workshop put on by American Center for Musical Theater at held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in downtown Los Angeles. This reunion meal happened in 2017 and was held at the Moorpark, CA home of Kristin Dahl and her husband Eric and the other attendees are Sherri Fleming, Karole Forman, Dennis Osborne and Jon Thomas. The group talks about what that intensive workshop meant for them in their lives and share what they remember about that time and each other. Other topics include: bad auditions, dream roles and teachers that hurl insults, play mind games and worse in order to toughen you up for show business.

Curtis Chin's family owned the famed Chung's Cantonese Cuisine in Detroit, and growing up gay in the 1980s he discovered a world of diversity in the restaurant's clientele. He's interviewed by Dennis Hensley of “Dennis Anyone? A podcast about making things up and making things happen” (dennisanyone.net). And in NewsWrap: Canada's terrorism assessment agency says anti-queer groups present an “extreme threat” of violence, Russian security forces step up their “unlawful propaganda” raids on LGBTQ venues, Tennessee allows authorized officials to use their religious beliefs to opt-out of performing same-gender wedding ceremonies, a bill to guarantee marriage equality in Virginia awaits governor's signature, Montana repeats its unconstitutional rules to prevent trans people from updating their birth certificate gender markers, Washington state LGBTQ and stripper activists ally to repeal “lewd conduct” regulations and improve the entertainers' working conditions, and more international LGBTQ news reported this week by Melanie Keller and Allan Tijamo (produced by Lucia Chappelle).  All this on the February 26, 2024 edition of This Way Out! Join our family of listener-donors today at http://thiswayout.org/donate/

Dennis goes from host to guest with this crossover episode with the podcast Cinema Craptaculus Presents The Expanded Universe hosted by John H.H. Ford and Smoore. Here's the official blurb: Love … exciting and -- GONE? Are romantic movies going extinct? Dennis Hensley, host of game shows and the Dennis Anyone? with Dennis Hensley podcast joins the geeks to see if Hollywood still cares about love in films, where we can find them, and why we still need them. Romance, wherefore art thou? It's a special Valentine's Day episode of Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe! 

Love … exciting and -- GONE? Are romantic movies going extinct? Dennis Hensley, host of game shows and the Dennis Anyone? podcast joins the geeks to see if Hollywood still cares about love in films, where we can find them, and why we still need them. Romance, wherefore art thou? It's a special Valentine's Day episode of Cinema Craptaculus Presents: The Expanded Universe!Subscribe to Cinema Craptaculus on iTunes or SpotifyTwitter @Craptaculus Instagram @ CinemaCraptaculus Follow John on Twitter @johnhhford"Star Monster" by Duncan Neilson, engineered by Drew Canulette.

Dennis Hensley loves the 1970s - especially TV game shows that played in the middle of the day. His passion for games led to the creation of The MisMatch Game, the live game show that just passed the $200,000 raised amount benefiting the LA Gay & Lesbian Center. We talk the good of a good game, poking fun at ourselves and others, and helping others along the way. Dennis is also the co-creator of his own card game, You Don't Know My Life, and the host of his own podcast Dennis Anyone? Cook up some Rice-A-Roni, get your Turtle Wax out, and get your game on with this new episode!

Let's celebrate pride with a show of the DNR Studios diversity. Dennis Hensley from the "Dennis Anyone" podcast brought several of the DNR Studio hosts together to play a special pride edition of his game You Don't Know My Life. This is your chance to learn more about your favorite hosts from DNR, The Cookie Jar, The Adam Sank Show, OJNB and If These Ovaries Could Talk. To hear all of these shows and hosts go to dnrstudios.com and get yourself a  DNR Plus Subscription! Use discount PRIDE to try it free.

In a special crossover episode, Dennis flips the script and gets interviewed for another podcast, Lost Spaces hosted by London-based K Anderson. Lost Spaces is all about the wonderful LGBTQ spaces that are sadly no longer with us. Dennis talks about one of his favorite nightclubs ever, Oil Can Harry's in Studio City, CA. Here's the blurb from K's point of view: "So, I'm kinda fascinated with gay country and western bars, where people dress up in their finest cowperson garb, and square dance, two-step and mosey on down. This isn't something that I think is a thing in the UK, so it's just been a curiosity to me until now. But, luckily for me, Dennis Hensley – writer, performer and host of the podcast ‘Dennis Anyone?' took the time to tell me all about the etiquette, the ceremony, and the vibe that you'd find at Oil Can Harry's, a country and western bar in LA, which unfortunately closed during the pandemic. Along the way Dennis tells me all about his experiences fumbling with men-folk, feeling lonely at the club,, and how it felt the first time he saw two men dancing cheek to cheek." www.lostspacespodcast.com  

So, I'm kinda fascinated with gay country and western bars, where people dress up in their finest cowperson garb, and square dance, two-step and mosey on down... This isn't something that I think is a thing in the UK, so it's just been a curiosity to me until now. But, luckily for me, Dennis Hensley - writer, performer and host of the podcast 'Dennis Anyone?' took the time to tell me all about the etiquette, the ceremony, and the vibe that you'd find at Oil Can Harry's, a country and western bar in LA, which unfortunately closed during the pandemic. Along the way Dennis tells me all about his experiences fumbling with men-folk, feeling lonely at the club,, and how it felt the first time he saw two men dancing cheek to cheek. Do you have any memories of Oil Can Harry's, or clubbing from your own queer scene that you want to share? Well, if you have please get in touch - I want to create the biggest online record of people's memories and stories - go to www.lostspacespodcast.com and find the section 'Share a Lost Space' and tell me what you got up to! Bonus points for embarrassing photos! You can also find me on Facebook (www.facebook.com/lostspacespod), Instagram (www.instagram.com/lostspacespod) and Twitter (www.twitter.com/lostspacespod) Find out more about Dennis and his podcast at http://www.dennisanyone.net/, or follow him on Twitter (https://twitter.com/HensleyDennis). --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/k-anderson/message

Today we're catching up with Dennis Hensley and the hilarious card game that he co-created called You Don't Know My Life. If you've been listening to the bonus episodes of this podcast, you've been hearing a series of coaching sessions between Dennis and me where we've talked about his creation of the game and the tweaks and iterations that he and his partner, Jeb Havens, were making to it. Those coaching sessions ended just as they were figuring out how to raise the initial funds they would need to place the production order for their first batch of games. A lot of unpredictable things have happened between May of 2018 and now – including a global pandemic – and I think you will find this next chapter of Dennis' story fun and inspiring, especially if you are interested in bringing an idea for a physical product to market. ------------------------ Kristine's free online workshop: Creating Cash When Times Are Tough – watch the video or listen to the audio or read the transcript. Host: Kristine Oller Guest: Dennis Hensley / game: You Don't Know My Life / podcast: Dennis Anyone? Mentioned: Jeb Havens / The Science of Well-Being Music: Pictures of the Floating World  

CONTENT NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to the 2020 pandemic. ------------------------   This episode marks the half-way point of Dennis' work with Kristine. He continues to bet on himself, utilizing both bold moves and important but small baby steps to move his side hustle(s) forward. In this episode, Kristine reminds Dennis – and you – the importance of having contracts and clear agreements in place, especially when doing business with friends. ------------------------   Kristine's free online workshop: Creating Cash When Times Are Tough – watch the video or listen to the audio or read the transcript.   Host: Kristine Oller   Guest: Dennis Hensley / biz: Lifecast / game: You Don't Know My Life / podcast: Dennis Anyone?   Mentioned: Side Hustle School / The Actors Fund / How I Built This / Nice vs. Clear   Sponsor: AbundanceBound.com   Music: Pictures of the Floating World

CONTENT NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to the 2020 pandemic. ------------------------   How you talk about what your side hustle has to offer will have a direct effect on your bottom line. Of course, you should never lie, but you can put the most positive spin on the truth as possible. Rather than worry about how potential clients are going to judge him and his product, Kristine shows Dennis how to use language to teach clients how they should be evaluating what he has to offer. Also in this episode, Kristine suggests a plan of action that would enable Dennis to raise the money he needs in the time frame that he has to pay a company to produce the first physical sets of his board game before the end of this year. ------------------------   Kristine's free online workshop: Creating Cash When Times Are Tough – watch the video or listen to the audio or read the transcript.   Host: Kristine Oller   Guest: Dennis Hensley / biz: Lifecast / game: You Don't Know My Life / podcast: Dennis Anyone?   Mentioned: Zoom H4N microphone + memory card + power cord   Sponsor: AbundanceBound.com   Music: Pictures of the Floating World

CONTENT NOTE: This episode was recorded prior to the 2020 pandemic.   ------------------------   Dennis is an idea machine who needs to be reminded that, to see results, he must actually select a few good ideas and execute them fully (maintaining a steady balance between idea generation and idea implementation). A few good marketing ideas applied consistently is all that is needed for him – and for you – to start attracting some clients and generating some cash.   In this episode, Kristine helps Dennis refine some ideas for marketing and social media. They also discuss how he can set himself up to eventually transition from a one-man-operation to someone leading a team.     ------------------------   Kristine's free online workshop: Creating Cash When Times Are Tough – watch the video or listen to the audio or read the transcript.    Host: Kristine Oller   Guest: Dennis Hensley / biz: Lifecast / game: You Don't Know My Life / podcast: Dennis Anyone?   Mentioned: audiograms: SpareMin.com       Sponsor: AbundanceBound.com   Music: Pictures of the Floating World

Dennis Hensley, writer/host of the podcast Dennis Anyone? and co-creator of the party game You Don't Know My Life! wasn't addicted to alcohol or drugs-he'd virtually never done them-but somehow he ended up in rehab. Here's a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you're listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing and you'll see the episode notes, including the links. If you're using an Android, just hit Google Podcasts. You can also listen on Stitcher or Spotify. Please subscribe! Plus, when you go to the website storyworthypodcast.com you'll also find special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Robinhood, MadisonReed, and ZipRecruiter (promo code STORYWORTHY.). It's good karma guys!Privacy Policy and California Privacy Notice.

Dennis Hensley, writer/host of the podcast Dennis Anyone? and co-creator of the party game You Don’t Know My Life! wasn’t addicted to alcohol or drugs—he’d virtually never done them—but somehow he ended up in rehab. Here’s a few links to help you get the most out of Story Worthy- if you’re listening on an iPhone, all you need to do is tap the cover art while the show is playing and you’ll see the episode notes, including the links. If you're using an Android, just hit Google Podcasts. You can also listen on Stitcher or Spotify. Please subscribe! Plus, when you go to the website storyworthypodcast.com you’ll also find special deals courtesy of our sponsors like Robinhood, MadisonReed, and ZipRecruiter (promo code STORYWORTHY.). It’s good karma guys!

This episode of Dennis Anyone is divided into two parts. In the first half, Dennis visits the Glendale apartment of professional change strategist and past podcast guest Kristine Oller to get the scoop on her new Cashflow for Creatives program, which Dennis is a part of. For the past 5 months, Dennis has gone to Kristine every two weeks to get coaching for his new businesses Lifecast and the game You Don't Know My Life. Kristine has turned these sessions into a podcast where she uses the real life examples of Dennis and three other creative entrepreneurs to show how her tips and philosophies work in the real world. Dennis got so much out the process and he hopes listeners will, too. Part 2 of the podcast is an excerpt from the FYSEE event showcasing Netflix's revival of Queer Eye. All five of the Fab Five--Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown and Tan France--were on hand along with the show's Executive Producer David Collins and the make-better subject of the episode they screened A.J. from Atlanta. "I started crying about a minute into the episode and didn't stop until the event was over," says Dennis. "This is the show the world needs right now."    

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 interview they had scheduled right after mine. Watching the two of them interact was like a scene of out of Postcards from the Edge. It's a little chaotic to listen to--you may hear a publicist and a makeup artist chime in--but the special bond that Carrie and Debbie shared comes through loud and clear."        

Lahna and the amazing Dennis Hensley from "Dennis Anyone?" podswap.  

One of the most generous gifts you can give someone is listening to them. It's a habit that some people just never picked up. But others have refined it to an art form. My guest this week is Dennis Hensley, who you might know from My Life on the D-List, from Girls Will be Girls, or from countless celebrity interviews in just about every magazine ever. These days, among his many hats, he hosts a podcast called Dennis Anyone, where he interviews creative folks about their work; and he's also the host of The MisMatch Game, a live gameshow fundraiser for the LA LGBT Center. The next MisMatch game is coming up, on July 23 and 24, and I highly recommend the experience of seeing a bunch of celebrity-impersonating comedians running circles around each other. As an interviewer, a listener, and a host, Dennis sometimes disappears behind the glitter of the people whose talent he's showcasing. That's a problem he's always been happy to have, whether interviewing Carrie Fisher in her bed or Celine Dion in her limousine. But these days, Dennis' industry is changing, and he's faced with a new challenge: stepping out from behind the luminaries and standing in his own spotlight.

Made during the Depression, when America desperately needed to feel good, Shirley Temple is a ray of sunshine in her role as the young orphan, Rebecca, who auditions for a spot on a radio show. Today, she still ranks as the greatest child entertainer in history and her films put a smile on our face and warm our jaded hearts. Author, filmmaker, and host of the Dennis Anyone? podcast Dennis Hensley is our Audience of One and joins James and Lara to talk about being the ambassador to the good ship lollipop, Shirley's amazingly AWESOME tap dance number with Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, and the original black-and-white version of the film vs. the modern colorized version.

Previous episode guest, actor Sam Pancake (Lovespring International, Kitchen Confidential, Space Station 76) answers a slew of questions from the Observation Deck and recalls the worst job he ever had, his most glamorous night, voicemails from a crazy actor, Emmy green room stories, his favorite bad movie, his first exposure to a dirty magazine, his favorite job perk, the day from his childhood he'd like to relive and much much more.

Dennis visits the Echo Park home of writer-drector Javier Fuentes-Leon to discuss his new thriller "The Vanished Elephant," which makes its US premier at the Los Angeles Film Festival on June 16th. Javier talks about the inspiration for the complex, engrossing mystery, the pressure of having to follow-up to his Sundance Audience Award-winning breakthrough "Undertow", the difference between shooting in the U.S. vs his home country of Peru--where both of his features have been set, and how the Outfest LGBT Film Festival changed his life. Javier also recalls his lowest moment professionally, what it was lke to give up a careeer in medicine and a girlfriend in Peru to move to LA and pursue his dream of being a filmmaker, and the encouraging voicemail he got from one of his directing heroes. Other topics include: Javier's teenage rock n roll crush, seeing "My Fair Lady" in the theater as a kid and having his world rocked and the aspect of his personality that is quintessentially Peruvian. With this installment, Dennis Anyone? begins a partnership with Frontiers newsmagazine, which will post podcasts along with a little bonus content that's not on the podcast. To learn what Javier's surprising dream project is, check out www.frontiersmedia.com

In this special Friday episode, Dennis visits the Los Feliz home of Daniel and Ben Barnz, the married couple behind the new movie "Cake."  Daniel (center in the photo) directed, Ben (left) produced.  They talk about how they met, how they work together without going crazy and how they used Scrabble tiles to create the name Barnz out of their original last names.  Daniel also discusses the elaborate look books he creates when developing a new project, what it's like to shoot Jennifer Aniston climbing onto the ledge of a busy LA freeway, Jen's balls-out commitment to the project and, of course, the wondrousness that is Jen's hair.  Daniel also talks about what it's like to be in the awards season derby, surviving the political fall-out from his last film, the teaching drama "Won't Back Down", the canoe trip with his dad he thought would never end and the voice-mail from a singing superstar he'll never forget.  Oh, and he lets Dennis try out his cherished treadmill desk.

Dennis visits Emmy-winning actor Leslie Jordan in his L.A. apartment on the eve of his one-man show "Fruit Fly" returning to the L.A. Gay and Lesbian Center's Renberg Theater from December 4th to the 21st.  The show's origins and the theme of a gay man and his mother are but one of the many topics on the agenda.  Leslie also tells wonderful and outrageous stories about his Emmy night nightmare, how his Emmy for "Will and Grace" got damaged, the "Dancing with the Stars" outing he'd like to forget, the "Sordid Lives" phenomenon, Jessica Lange, Lily Tomlin, pubic hair, being on UK Big Brother, having his first boyfriend after 50, the biggest diva fit he ever threw and much, much more.  Leslie's an amazing storyteller, on stage and off, and this is one episode of Dennis Anyone? you'll want to play over and over again.

After interviewing Jack about his new film Space Station 76, Dennis and Jack recorded this extra episode where Jack responds to the question, "What message was left on your voicemail or answering machine that you played over and over?" by actually PLAYING a bunch of old messages for us and narrating.  Dennis shares a couple messages, too.  The episode ends with a recording from 1998 of Jack as a pre-Girls Will Be Girls Evie Harris singing "Evie," a parody of the song "Roxie" from Chicago while Dennis clunks away on piano.  The recording was for a performance for Dennis's book launch for "Misadventures in the (213)" in which Evie played the role of the landlady in the book.  Hence, all the references to rent checks, etc. (The accompanying photo was from the Quest for the Crown benefit in 2000.  Dennis wrote, Evie commentated and Kristen Johnston was one of the judges) 

Dennis catches up with previous guest Bryan Thompson the day after the finale for the reality competition show Motor City Masters. On the agenda: the final twist that broke reality show tradition, Bryan's super practical tips for how to behave on a reality show and the weirdness of getting a hole pic sent to you without so much as a 'Sup?'

Near the end of my initial interview with filmmaker and actor Doug Spearman (Noah's Arc, Hot Guys w/ Guns and the upcoming Welcome Sinners), Doug mentioned that he got to attend a very exclusive listening party with Annie Lennox where she talked about her new album Nostalgia.  I had to know more.  Doug breaks down the whole evening for us and then we jump to a lot of other topics including what it was like to be the only openly gay cast member on Noah's Arc at the time of its premier.  Juicy stuff from a terrific guy. 

After wrapping up my interview with filmmaker Jim Fall, we started going through his extensive collection of 8 track tapes.  When I discovered that he had Partridge Family albums that I never even knew existed--Crossword Puzzle?  What?--I decided we had to fire up the mic for a special episode.  Also docket: Leif Garrett, Andy Gibb, Shaun Cassidy, Helen Reddy and Olivia Newton-John, specifically the way she says the word "kick" in the song "Have You Never Been Mellow?"

Trying something new with this installment.  In addition to doing the interview style Monday podcasts I've been doing for the past couple of months, occasionally I plan to put out a Dennis Anyone Xtra podcast or DAX.  It's basically me and a friend talking about stuff like pop culture, celebrity sightings, dating misadventures and, of course, movies and MORE!  The kind of stuff I used to share on The Comedy Couch, basically.  Here's the first DAX with my filmmaker friend Glenn Gaylord ("I Do", "Leave It On the Floor") and collaborated with me and Nadya Ginsburg on our short "If We Took a Holiday."  Topics include: Buyer & Cellar, the magic of SYTYCD and the movie that made us both cry.

In this second episide of Dennis Anyone?, Dennis sits down with Hollywood make-up artist and entrepreneur Brett Freedman to discuss the art of being a makeup artists, writing fan letters and the joys and perils of buying a vintage AMC Pacer off Ebay.