S2 E17: Downtown Shabby

Published: June 1, 2022, 6 a.m.

b'Meet the improbable rescuer of a dilapidated English manor house: Hopwood DePree, a Hollywood producer having a mid-life crisis. He\'d heard rumors about his family\'s ancestral castle, and when he discovers that it really exists\\u2013but in a shocking state of disrepair\\u2013he goes all in to save it.

Guests:
Hopwood DePree, author of "Downton Shabby: One American\'s Ultimate DIY Adventure Restoring His Family\'s English Castle"
Geoff Wellens, historian
Bob Wall, caretaker of Hopwood Hall; historical and heritage building specialist
Zena Howard, PR & Communications for Hopwood DePree and Hopwood Hall Estate'