Freedom Isn’t Free and Neither Is Bad Parenting
The Heidi St. John Podcast
Heidi St. John
4.8 • 3.7K Ratings
🗓️ 25 May 2026
⏱️ 40 minutes
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Summary
This Memorial Day, I’m reflecting on the sacrifice that built this country and the cultural chaos threatening the next generation. From violent “teen takeovers” to the collapse of parental authority, we’ve got to stop outsourcing our kids to the culture. Freedom isn’t self-sustaining. It requires virtue, discipline, gratitude, and parents who are willing to lead. Let’s talk about what happens when families stop discipling their children and why it’s time for moms and dads to step back into courageous leadership.
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| 0:00.0 | Hey, you guys, happy Memorial Day weekend. |
| 0:02.1 | This is Heidi St. John. |
| 0:03.3 | Welcome to the show. |
| 0:04.6 | So it's Memorial Day weekend, and that means that America is getting in a celebratory mood. |
| 0:11.1 | For one thing, we're celebrating our 250th anniversary coming up on the 4th of July. |
| 0:15.8 | And I've been thinking a lot about this country. |
| 0:18.1 | I know a lot of you guys are as well, about the men and women who |
| 0:21.6 | literally gave everything, believing that this country was worth defending. They fought, they bled, |
| 0:27.6 | they died, and so future generations are now living in freedom. But while we're remembering courage |
| 0:34.6 | and sacrifice this week, another thing is happening across America, |
| 0:39.1 | something that we should be deeply concerned about. And every parent that's listening to the show |
| 0:43.6 | today should be wondering about. It's something called teen takeovers. You guys heard of it? |
| 0:48.9 | It's a new phenomenon. I recently heard about this and I've been watching some videos, |
| 0:53.0 | which are frankly horrifying, |
| 0:54.6 | hundreds of teenagers shutting down malls and beaches and intersections and city streets, |
| 0:59.8 | fights breaking out in places like Chipotle, businesses vandalized, families running for safety, |
| 1:05.3 | and all of this stuff is being organized on social media and then filmed for clicks and likes and internet fame. |
| 1:13.3 | And now the conversation is getting even bigger after Janine Piro suggested that parents |
| 1:19.2 | should be held accountable alongside their wayward children. |
| 1:23.3 | Hi guys, I am inclined to agree with her. |
| 1:26.0 | She thinks parents should be held responsible for the violent actions of their kids. |
| 1:30.1 | And so today we're going to talk about what's happening to this generation, why authority |
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