S3 E2: Should Children be Taken From their Parents to Train as Jedi?

Most Things Kenobi - A Star Wars Podcast · Jan 27, 2026 · 39m · transcript

Why do the Jedi take such young children into the Order? Why was Anakin considered too old? Were the Jedi wrong? Was it essential that children begin training as early as possible? In this episode, we try to answer these questions, diving into a deep philosophical aspect, as well as using real world references to question whether or not the Jedi got it right.

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