Welcome to Where & Why, a podcast where we surface the origin stories of community leaders and influencers.

Science and Writing have always competed for space in the brain of Dr. Mark Murphy.

He is a noted gastroenterologist AND he writes a column for the Savannah Morning News. His first focus was on research, while his first book, Shadow Man, was a well-received thriller. He is now writing the second in a Young Adult/Fantasy trilogy.

Mark is almost a native Savannahian, having met his wonderful wife Daphne met at Calvary Day School.

This conversation was recorded in Historic downtown Savannah, GA, where hotels are always 87% occupied and the rent is way too high.

It is produced by Garrett Zajac for ZipZap  Media and is a project of EBS Brain - where we study the Human Intelligence behind success. Find out more at ebsbrain.com/whereandwhy.