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....
Oct 10, 2016•1 hr 27 min
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 medi...
Oct 05, 2016•1 hr 8 min
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 ...
Sep 20, 2016•42 min
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 ...
Sep 12, 2016•1 hr 34 min
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-fes...
Sep 07, 2016•1 hr 12 min
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...
Sep 01, 2016•1 hr 4 min
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 i...
Aug 24, 2016•1 hr 30 min
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...
Aug 15, 2016•1 hr 15 min
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
Aug 04, 2016•47 min
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 t...
Aug 01, 2016•1 hr 25 min
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...
Jul 07, 2016•1 hr 40 min
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...
Jun 30, 2016•1 hr 17 min
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 ...
Jun 22, 2016•43 min
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 ...
Jun 14, 2016•1 hr 14 min
Dennis visits the Studio City home of actor-singer-voiceover artist Cam Clarke to talk about his life as a member of the inconic King Family who rose to fame through their TV variety series in the late 60's and 70's. Cam talks about growing up on television, his jealousy of the Osmonds and what it's like when the cameras go away. He also discusses his one man show from last year, "Stop Me If I Told You This," being raised Mormon, going on a Mission for the church, trying shock treatment to stop ...
Jun 07, 2016•1 hr 3 min
Dennis visits the West Hollywood apartment of poet and teacher Steven Reigns, AKA the Poet Laureate of West Hollywood, to talk about how he got that title, what it means and why he's always loved poetry. Steven also talks about growing up in St. Louis, moving to Florida after high school, losing his older gay mentor to AIDS, his love of libraries and his obsession with Anais Nin. Steven reads a couple of his poems, both love poems in a way, and talks about what it's been like to teach poetry to ...
May 31, 2016•1 hr 20 min
Dennis visits the Sunset Blvd office of writer and showrunner Carter Covington a few days after the series finale of his show "Faking It" aired on MTV. Carter talks about the show's groundbreaking intersex story line, the pros and cons of interacting with fans on Twitter and the mixed emotions of having a job that you love come to an end sooner than you would like it to. Carter also shares his remarkable big break story, complete with high highs and crushing lows and talks about how his husband ...
May 24, 2016•1 hr 9 min
Dennis visits the Los Feliz apartment of actor Brian Jordan Alvarez, the creative force behind the new web series "The Gay and Wondrous Life of Caleb Gallo." Brian talks about the origins of the show, how he got the money to make it, using iPhones to record sound, and the themes of sexual and gender fluidity that are explored in the show. Brian also talks about working on "Jane the Virgin" and the Logo sketch show "Gay Skit Happens," flying to New York to audition to "Saturday Night Live," and h...
May 09, 2016•1 hr 21 min
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 summer school for film while he wasstill in high school in Philadelphia, and bonding with ElvisPresley's...
May 03, 2016•59 min
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 a fur coat and her crush on Andy Cohen. Celebrities that get discussed include Gwen Stefani, Ashley ...
Apr 26, 2016•1 hr 28 min
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 out, their high and low points and in Jack's case, watching the show on opening night with Tina Fey ...
Apr 18, 2016•34 min
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 wallpaper! Jim also talks about why the show has endured, the different ways the show has lived on and why...
Apr 11, 2016•2 hr 2 min
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 at the right time, living on a farm and dealing with a kitten massacre, his newfound passion for gene...
Apr 04, 2016•1 hr 8 min
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 thing that ever went wrong for him at a Pride Fest. He also talks about making out with listeners, ...
Mar 29, 2016•1 hr 32 min
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 circuit. Jim talks about his day job; working as the costume supervisor of television shows like "Last ...
Mar 21, 2016•1 hr 2 min
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 them and how life doesn't get easier in middle age even though we all thought it would. Other topics in...
Mar 14, 2016•1 hr 15 min
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 recognized, letting it go to his head, body image and the indelible impact "Marcy Mouths a Mom" had on h...
Mar 08, 2016•1 hr 18 min
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 episode its name. Greg talks about his blog Eat Greg Eat has led to appearances on the Food Network a...
Feb 22, 2016•1 hr 8 min
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 earliest musical memories, the worse thing that's ever gone wrong for him on stage, his reluctance t...
Feb 15, 2016•1 hr 33 min
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 booty, modeling for bathing suit catalogs, being mom to the star of a Barbie commercial, selling girl sc...
Feb 09, 2016•1 hr 35 min
