An NPR podcast about gun-rights activists might sound like an exercise in leftist confirmation bias. But whether the hosts Lisa Hagan, who grew up shooting guns in the Midwest, and Chris Haxel, a veteran who can “disassemble a M240 Bravo in under 30 seconds,” succeed at fair-mindedness probably has more to do with your values than the reporting itself. The show offers a course in confrontational politics, with plenty of opportunities to gawk at fringey nonsense—although the characters here (save for a few racists and swindlers) are reasonable and intelligent. No Compromise doesn’t provide a roadmap for reaching across the aisle, but it does successfully humanize all sides of this polarizing issue.