Just John and April

In this episode John and April are interviewed by Message Magazine online.  In the Message Magazine show "What's The Message," Claudia Allen asks John and April about a wedding that took place during a Black Lives Matter protest.  This ceremony during the protest made some people upset but others felt it was a great way to represent black love.

In this episode, John and April discuss the little known holiday Juneteenth and what that means for them as Black Americans. They also reminisce on the good times they were able to enjoy during their childhood despite the negative situations they lived through.

In this episode John and April discuss their recent participation in the historic BLM peaceful protest in Downtown D.C. and how that experience gave them hope for a better tomorrow. They also discuss the fact that they both could stand to speak less in certain situations.

In this episode John and April participate in a panel discussion with other experienced couples about things they've discovered during their time in quarantine that they never want to lose, even when the pandemic is over.

In this episode John and April discuss the recent events in Minneapolis involving the murder of George Floyd by Minneapolis Police officer, Derek Chauvin. Riots have broken out in Minneapolis underscoring the outrage and disappointment felt within the community about the way the judicial system has responded thus far. There is a clear and obvious cry for justice in America and good people need to respond by standing up for the oppressed.

In this episode, John and April discuss whether or not the statement "Happy Wife, Happy Life" is legitimate or if it should be outlawed from usage, LOL. They uncover the importance of making sure both parties are happy in the relationship, rather than it being one-sided. They also discuss the recent Jordan Documentary, "The Last Dance", reminisce about the 90's, the Bulls and their first pairs of Jordan's.

In this episode, John and April discuss how you should choose your friends once you're married. Is it okay for married people to keep their single friends? What about friends of the opposite sex? Something changes dramatically once we get married that will undoubtedly have an effect on our previous relationships with friends. The way old friends are introduced to your new spouse can make or break the future of your relationship with them.

John and April discuss the difficulties of leaving work at work now that they are both working from home. The Covid-19 quarantine has altered the work day making it more than a 9 to 5 proposition. We not only work from home but we keep work at home until late in the night. Work stress now stays with us all week and if it weren't for the weekend we would be dead. John and April share what they do to leave work at work.

Since this quarantine began we have been focusing on ways to turn a bad situation into a good one. We assumed that every couple would have issues with being together all-day-every-day for several weeks, maybe even months.  But we realized that for some couples, being together all the time is exactly what they needed.  So apparently, it ain't all bad.

In this episode John and April discuss double standards in relationships and how in quarantine those double standards are heightened.