This week on The Burning Theater, Ben and Mike discuss the Jon Favreau reimaging of "The Jungle Book" (2016) and take a look back at a spiritual counterpart to Mowgli when we discuss the character of Chihiro in Hayao Miyazaki's "Spirited Away" (2001). This week's featured music is from "The Jungle Book".THE RUNDOWN00:01 - 11:14 The Warmup11:15 - 28:31 The Jungle Book"The Bear Necessities"29:38 - 45:42 Spirited Away"I Wanna Be Like You"47:20 - 50:33 Mike and Ben Recommend50:34 - 51:07 This Week's Music51:08 - 52:13 Opening This WeekOTHER NOTESSweet Fire Donna'sPho 33 Vietnamese Kitchen

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