Show Notes
Olympic champion Sally Pearson joins Steve Morris for the first episode of Season 2 of What Happens Next to take us inside one of the most extraordinary sporting careers in Australian history. From growing up on the Gold Coast with very little ... to becoming a teenage champion, travelling alone around Europe as a 19-year-old and ultimately standing on the start line of the 2012 London Olympic 100-metre hurdles final. Sally reveals what it really takes to become the best in the world.&n...
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From the warm waters of Durban's Indian Ocean coastline ... to the biggest, most dangerous breaks on Hawaii's North Shore, this episode traces the extraordinary journey of 1977 world surfing champion Shaun Tomson. Steve Morris travels to Santa Barbara to sit down with the man once ranked among the top ten surfers in history — and finds someone far warmer than the stern competitor he remembers from old photographs. Shaun opens up about his childhood in a beach-obsessed family shaped by h...
Rory Underwood lived two extraordinary lives at the same time. For 14 years, he was one of England’s greatest rugby wingers, winning 85 caps, scoring a record 49 tries for his country, touring twice with the British & Irish Lions and playing in three Rugby World Cups. But rugby was only half the story. For 18 years, Rory was also a Royal Air Force fast-jet pilot, flying Tornados and other aircraft at extraordinary speeds and low altitudes. In this episode of WHAT HAPPENS NEXT with S...
What happens when two teenagers from California record a song that becomes a massive hit on the other side of the world — while almost nobody in their own country knows who they are? In this fascinating episode of What Happens Next, Steve Morris travels to Los Angeles to meet siblings Leslie and Benny Knauer, two of the members of the 1970s pop band Promises, whose infectious hit Baby It's You became a major chart success in Australia, Germany and New Zealand. Leslie and Benny tak...
In 2013, the Wallabies were a game away from an unheralded upset against the British & Irish Lions. What happened that night defined the careers of many on the field, but no more so, than prop Ben Alexander. In episode 1 of What Happens Next, Steve begins his own retirement journey by hearing the story of former Rugby Union superstar Ben Alexander. A Brumby turned pub owner, Ben sits down with Steve in Canberra, and understand how that night against the Lions set him up for mu...
In 1972, at the Munich Olympics, a 15-year-old Shane Gould exploded onto the world stage, capturing three gold medals and setting records that would endure for a decade. Yet, within a year, she'd walked away from the pool, leaving the world stunned. In episode 2 of What Happens Next, Steve Morris delves into the extraordinary and often misunderstood story of Shane Gould. So often in life, we're forced to leave things we love and enjoy. But, what about when we decide to? As Steve navigat...