# Endorphins on The No Agenda Show

Endorphins comes up in 3 chapters across 3 episodes of The No Agenda Show, from January 2008 to April 2021.

- **Chapters:** 3
- **Episodes:** 3
- **Discussed:** January 2008 – April 2021
- **Related topics:** [Brazil](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/brazil.md), [Chili Peppers](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/chili-peppers.md), [Hot Sauce](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/hot-sauce.md), [Journalism](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/journalism.md), [Pbs](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/pbs.md), [Rick Steves](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rick-steves.md), [Rio De Janeiro](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/rio-de-janeiro.md), [Vaccine](https://search.noagendashow.net/topic/vaccine.md)

## Chapters 1–3 of 3

### Rick Steves, Vaccine Endorphin Joy

- **Episode:** [1340: The Poke](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1340-the-poke.md)
- **Published:** 2021-04-22
- **Time:** 1:39:52–1:42:12
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1340-the-poke/chapter/rick-steves-vaccine-endorphin-joy.md

Travel host Rick Steves described his experience receiving the COVID-19 vaccine as a "societal joy" that made his endorphins do "giddy flip-flops." The hosts characterize this as a new religious-like fervor surrounding the vaccination process.

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### Brazilian Chili Pepper Challenge and Journalistic Immaturity

- **Episode:** [1201: John's Story Time](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1201-john-s-story-time.md)
- **Published:** 2019-12-26
- **Time:** 1:06:41–1:11:42
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/1201-john-s-story-time/chapter/brazilian-chili-pepper-challenge-and-journalistic-immaturity.md

A story from Rio de Janeiro involves a "pepper-eating challenge" between two journalists at a barbecue restaurant. After the speaker swallowed several hot peppers with no reaction, the competing journalist attempted to do the same but turned "beet red" and suffered physically because he had previously been faking eating them.

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### Hot Chili Addiction and Brazil Barbecue Anecdote

- **Episode:** [11: 8 Pints of Lager please!](https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/11-8-pints-of-lager-please.md)
- **Published:** 2008-01-04
- **Time:** 7:00–11:42
- **Transcript:** https://search.noagendashow.net/episode/11-8-pints-of-lager-please/chapter/hot-chili-addiction-and-brazil-barbecue-anecdote.md

A discussion on using spicy food to raise body temperature leads to a personal story about eating hot chilies in Brazil. The anecdote describes a competition between journalists at a Rio barbecue restaurant involving small, extremely hot peppers soaked in vinegar. One participant suffered severe physical distress after attempting to swallow the peppers to match a peer's tolerance.

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