Show Guide: 'Building Back America's Trades'

Synopsis: As America faces a housing and skilled labor crisis, students and mentors work to build better hands-on futures for themselves and their communities.  (Courtesy Magnolia Networks, 2026)

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Season One Episode Guide (Magnolia Network)
1-01 The Skilled Trades Crisis--04/11/2026
As the skilled trades crisis deepens in America, a new generation fights back. Veterans, women, and working professionals stand shoulder to shoulder to rebuild their lives and their industries through overlooked opportunities in the skilled trades. 

1-02 Dreams And Determination--04/18/2026
Deadlines loom as students and mentors race to build homes, secure jobs, and chart their futures. Doubt, discrimination, and hard choices lie around every corner as the realities of the present interrupt dreams of skilled trades futures. 

1-03 Building The Future--04/15/2026
Innovation meets urgency as students confront a housing crisis. From AI robots to the resilience of the human spirit, futures take shape, revealing how new technology and old-fashioned mentorship can redefine who gets to build the future of America.