Last month, a White House memo lambasted NPR for spreading "woke propaganda" and linked to our story as an example. This is that story.

This episode originally aired on Jan. 14, 2022.

A few years ago, we brought you the story of how dinosaur emoji had entered the debate about trans rights.

We were reminded of this episode recently when a White House memorandum lambasted NPR for spreading “radical, woke propaganda” and linked to our story as an example. After the memo, President Trump signed an executive order to stop federal funding to NPR and PBS.

We stand by our reporting. And so we decided to bring you the episode again. Support the show:

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