{"id":46426,"date":"2026-04-12T19:30:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-12T23:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/themysticalunderground.com\/?p=46426"},"modified":"2026-04-13T18:58:41","modified_gmt":"2026-04-13T22:58:41","slug":"tmu-polina-rudthe-cosmic-game-of-snakes-and-arrows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/themysticalunderground.com\/?p=46426","title":{"rendered":"TMU: Polina Rud,the Cosmic Game of Snakes and Arrows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Polina Rud: The Cosmic Game of Snakes and Arrows\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dMX6dR0VNkw?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"ytAttributedStringHost ytAttributedStringWhiteSpacePreWrap\" dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"ytAttributedStringLinkInheritColor\" dir=\"auto\">In this episode, Trish and Rob MacGregor sit down with Polina Rud, a doctoral candidate in Art History at Moscow University who holds a master\u2019s degree in International Relations. 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