Write Up the Coast with Mark Sanford Gross
Different faces, different spaces.
Write Up the Coast is a series of conversations that started somewhere else first: a friendship, a shared world, a curiosity, a subject that wouldn't leave me alone, sometimes just someone I met along the way. Guests range from a biographer or curator to a restaurateur and a sculptor, and none of them have to share a subject. Only the fact that each conversation is an offshoot of something real. Some episodes are Step In Story recordings captured face to face in the moment; in a group or just while roving around; others are longer sit-downs with people sought out directly. Together they're proof that a life doesn't need one subject to hold together, just real connections, wherever they lead.
Write Up the Coast with Mark Sanford Gross
Latest Episodes
FOG Design+Art — Voices from the Floor
Live from FOG Design+Art Fort Mason Center, San Francisco — January 2026For two days, I roved the halls of FOG Design+Art with a microphone — listening.Artists. Gallerists. Collectors. First-time visitors. A se...
Staying Present: A Conversation with Lynn Hershman Leeson
In this episode, I sit down with Lynn Hershman Leeson, an Art:21 honoree, for a conversation that moves well beyond a traditional art interview.Recorded live in the studio, the discussion unfolds naturally—guided less by ...
Step-In: New Year’s at The Sea Ranch Lodge
On New Year’s Day—the first day of 2026—Write Up the Coast set up the Step-In Story Booth at The Sea Ranch Lodge, on the rugged northern edge of California’s Sonoma Coast.Set at the entrance to the Lodge, the booth drew people...
A Tribute to Claudia Altman Siegel
This episode is a tribute to Claudia Altman Siegel, recorded live on the night of the gallery’s closing celebration at Altman Siegel in San Francisco on November 20th, 2025.Amid the noise of the evening, a quiet space was carved o...
What You Need to Know Now: A Health Care Update with Vanessa Ignacio
A straightforward conversation with Vanessa Ignacio, founder of Ignacio Health Services here on the Mendonoma Coast. In this no-frills episode, we talk honestly about the urgency of understanding your health-care options for 20...