{"id":357,"date":"2022-11-28T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-11-28T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/go.southernct.edu\/realtalk\/captivate-podcast\/say-it-loud-say-it-proud-academy"},"modified":"2025-08-24T19:40:02","modified_gmt":"2025-08-24T23:40:02","slug":"say-it-loud-say-it-proud-academy","status":"publish","type":"captivate_podcast","link":"https:\/\/go.southernct.edu\/realtalk\/episodes-list\/say-it-loud-say-it-proud-academy\/","title":{"rendered":"Say it Loud, Say it PROUD Academy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cfm-player-iframe\" style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px; margin-bottom: 20px; border-radius: 6px; overflow:hidden;\"><iframe style=\"width: 100%; height: 200px;\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless allow=\"autoplay\" src=\"https:\/\/player.captivate.fm\/episode\/19f11db7-f814-4082-97bd-f7b4b651433a\"><\/iframe><\/div><p>This week, KC talks with two passionate people behind the soon to open PROUD Academy (Gr 7-12) in New Haven\u2014Patty Nicolari, the founder and executive director, and Brandon Iovene, graduate student and board member. 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