EPISODE 148 - JOSEPH PRIDGEN
Sun Feb 01 2026
Do you really understand what freedom, choice, responsibility, and direction mean in modern life?Maybe not.In this episode of the Out of the System Podcast, Leo Climaco sits down with Joseph Pridgen for a direct conversation about why the modern idea of freedom is failing — and how the rejection of authority, principles, and personal responsibility has created confusion, self-sabotage, and lives without direction.This conversation isn’t about institutional religion, motivational talk, or recycled clichés.It goes straight to a truth most people avoid facing:Freedom without authority leads to chaos.Choice without consequence becomes an illusion.Awareness without submission to truth turns into disguised pride.Joseph breaks down why intelligent people remain trapped in destructive patterns, how culture normalized the absence of limits, and why the pursuit of absolute autonomy has produced a generation that is informed — but lost.Throughout the episode, Leo and Joseph explore topics many prefer to ignore:The illusion of “I’m in control”Self-sabotage disguised as freedomPrinciples as something practical, not abstractFaith as direction, not performancePersonal responsibility in a culture that outsources blameThe cost of living without internal governanceWhy knowing is not the same as obeyingHow choices build — or destroy — a life over timeThis is not a comfortable conversation.It offers no shortcuts.It makes no quick promises.It’s an honest diagnosis of the crisis of direction we’re living through — on an individual level.If you’ve ever felt that you have information, ability, and potential…yet still live with internal conflict, repeating patterns you know don’t work —This episode is for you.🎧 Watch closely.Some truths only work when you’re willing to face them head-on.📲 Follow on social media:LEO CLIMACO PODCASThttps://www.instagram.com/leoclimacopodcast/https://www.tiktok.com/@leoclimacopodcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@leoclimacopodcasthttp://leoclimacopodcast.comLEO CLIMACOhttps://www.instagram.com/leoclimacohttp://leoclimaco.comFORGE STUDIOhttps://www.instagram.com/forgestudio.florida/http://forgestudiofl.comJOSEPH PRIDGENhttps://www.instagram.com/josephpridgen/https://josephpridgen.com/jp-publishing/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnn3cBdIRffaCwHzWTejW90vy57Rno6mmTPcPyNLYdmLXJc3hlMIAYnfXlb7I_aem_1V7RAa-9q_tDZb4Jaw6SaQ
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Do you really understand what freedom, choice, responsibility, and direction mean in modern life?Maybe not.In this episode of the Out of the System Podcast, Leo Climaco sits down with Joseph Pridgen for a direct conversation about why the modern idea of freedom is failing — and how the rejection of authority, principles, and personal responsibility has created confusion, self-sabotage, and lives without direction.This conversation isn’t about institutional religion, motivational talk, or recycled clichés.It goes straight to a truth most people avoid facing:Freedom without authority leads to chaos.Choice without consequence becomes an illusion.Awareness without submission to truth turns into disguised pride.Joseph breaks down why intelligent people remain trapped in destructive patterns, how culture normalized the absence of limits, and why the pursuit of absolute autonomy has produced a generation that is informed — but lost.Throughout the episode, Leo and Joseph explore topics many prefer to ignore:The illusion of “I’m in control”Self-sabotage disguised as freedomPrinciples as something practical, not abstractFaith as direction, not performancePersonal responsibility in a culture that outsources blameThe cost of living without internal governanceWhy knowing is not the same as obeyingHow choices build — or destroy — a life over timeThis is not a comfortable conversation.It offers no shortcuts.It makes no quick promises.It’s an honest diagnosis of the crisis of direction we’re living through — on an individual level.If you’ve ever felt that you have information, ability, and potential…yet still live with internal conflict, repeating patterns you know don’t work —This episode is for you.🎧 Watch closely.Some truths only work when you’re willing to face them head-on.📲 Follow on social media:LEO CLIMACO PODCASThttps://www.instagram.com/leoclimacopodcast/https://www.tiktok.com/@leoclimacopodcasthttps://www.youtube.com/@leoclimacopodcasthttp://leoclimacopodcast.comLEO CLIMACOhttps://www.instagram.com/leoclimacohttp://leoclimaco.comFORGE STUDIOhttps://www.instagram.com/forgestudio.florida/http://forgestudiofl.comJOSEPH PRIDGENhttps://www.instagram.com/josephpridgen/https://josephpridgen.com/jp-publishing/?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnn3cBdIRffaCwHzWTejW90vy57Rno6mmTPcPyNLYdmLXJc3hlMIAYnfXlb7I_aem_1V7RAa-9q_tDZb4Jaw6SaQ