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No Compromise Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting. Discover a social media empire with an unapologetic vision of gun rights—generating millions of likes, follows, and dollars. From WAMU's Guns & America, reporters Lisa Hagen of WABE and Chris Haxel of KCUR expose how three brothers from the most uncompromising corner of the gun debate are turning hot-button issues into donations and controversy.
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Winner of the 2021 Pulitzer Prize for Audio Reporting. Discover a social media empire with an unapologetic vision of gun rights—generating millions of likes, follows, and dollars. From WAMU's Guns & America, reporters Lisa Hagen of WABE and Chris Haxel of KCUR expose how three brothers from the most uncompromising corner of the gun debate are turning hot-button issues into donations and controversy.

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A One-Man Propaganda Band

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A One-Man Propaganda Band

In Episode 6: A battle for the GOP in Idaho. Plus: "confrontational politics." What it is and how the Dorr brothers are popularizing it. And an unexpected update about the Dorr family.

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The Original No Compromisers

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The Original No Compromisers

In Episode 5: We're reminded that this country's relationship with guns has always been about race. So we trace the history of the No Compromise movement back to a meeting of white nationalists in Colorado in the early 1990s.

The Original No Compromisers

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The Making Of 'No Compromise'

A behind the scenes conversation with hosts Lisa Hagen and Chris Haxel. We hear how they got the idea for the show, their own relationship to guns and what's next on the podcast. Plus questions from fans like you.

The Making Of 'No Compromise'

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Building The Kingdom Of God

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Building The Kingdom Of God

In Episode 4: The Dorr brothers have become known for their network of ultra pro-gun Facebook groups. But their family name has also been connected to an extreme religious movement that has sought to eliminate public education, outlaw homosexuality and replace all laws with rules from the Old Testament. Lisa and Chris dig into the roots of the Dorr family to learn more.

Building The Kingdom Of God

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Does No-Compromising Really Work?

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Does No-Compromising Really Work?

In Episode 3: Aaron Dorr tells his flock of pro-gun followers on Facebook that he's tirelessly fighting for their Second Amendment rights. But if that's true, why do so many pro-gun Republican lawmakers hate him so much? And is the Dorr brothers' no-compromise approach to advocacy actually working?

Does No-Compromising Really Work?

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The Facebook Flock

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The Facebook Flock

In Episode 2, hear how the Dorr brothers have used Facebook Live to grow their fanbase and convert disaffected NRA members over to their side. It has to do with social media savvy, expensive suits, red flag laws, and making their fans feel seen and heard in a way the NRA simply can't.

The Facebook Flock

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A World Where The NRA Is Soft On Guns

Participants pose with a sign that reads 'come and take it' as the Virginia Gun Rally organized by the Virginia Citizens Defense League comes to an end outside the Virginia State Capitol in Richmond, Va. on Jan. 20. Thousands converged both to rally and to lobby lawmakers against proposed state gun restrictions. Maura Friedman for NPR hide caption

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A World Where The NRA Is Soft On Guns

One of the same far-right groups behind this spring's anti-quarantine protests also plays a big role in a burgeoning "No Compromise" gun rights movement. Its members see the NRA as too amenable to gun control measures. Two reporters begin their journey to understand the Dorr Brothers and their followers.

A World Where The NRA Is Soft On Guns

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Introducing: No Compromise

A new investigative series that takes you deep into the most uncompromising corner of the gun debate.

Introducing: No Compromise

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