Today’s episode will focus on a new show called Back to the Frontier on HBO Max where three American families are taken out of their 21st-century comfort zones and sent back to the frontier, where they must learn to live like their predecessors with no modern amenities. The families face challenges but also gain valuable lessons about the importance of hard work, gratitude, and family togetherness.

Joining me today are Stacey and Joaquin Loper - the only African American family that chose to participate in this potential life changing adventure for eight  weeks. I had an opportunity to meet Stacey, Joaquin and their family which included two teenage sons and Joaquin’s mother Shirley in the 4th episode. 

Executive produced by Chip and Joanna Gaines, the reality series Back to the Frontier, from the Magnolia Network, recently premiered on HBO Max. These  three American families as they leave behind every modern convenience to spend eight weeks living as 1880s homesteaders. The families are stripped of modern technology, electricity, running water, and contemporary tools and left to face the daily hardships of frontier life, which includes repairing shelters, raising livestock, growing and gathering food, and rationing their resources. While guided by historical experts, the series tests their resilience and adaptability while trying to survive in the authentic frontier lifestyle of the 1880s.




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