{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Homing","title":"Mary Portas: the queen of the high street’s inspiring journey from homeless orphan to a London townhouse that’s all hers","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3175,"description":"Most of us know Mary Portas as a swashbuckling TV presenter with a flame-red bob, but her career away from the screen has been no less remarkable. She did the window displays for Topshop during its heyday and was the creative director of Harvey Nichols when it was immortalised on Absolutely Fabulous. Nowadays, however, she runs her consultancy, Portas, which helps brands create purpose and beauty in everything they do. As this episode reveals, her life story is incredibly rich and filled with both trauma and triumph. \nThis episode was recorded in person at the Portas offices, London.\nFor more: \nHead over to our website for more images of the places discussed\nVisit Portas \nSign up to The Modern House newsletter for weekly interiors inspiration \nCheck out Matt Gibberd’s latest book, A Modern Way To Live \nFollow Matt Gibberd on Instagram\nFollow The Modern House Instagram\nWatch our Homing In films on YouTube\nThis episode is sponsored by Vitsoe.\nExecutive Producer: Kate Taylor of Feast Collective\nProducer: Hannah Phillips\nMusic: Father\nGraphic Design: Tom Young\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/jfhTOve5zkBU-4TRtFPERWb8yNLRKVKLKahjrWvoDdk/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS8wNWNk/YTE1NTI1ZWQ0NjI1/MTBhNDlkOWY1ZTU1/OGM1YS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}