In this thirty-sixth episode of Learned Hands, the Official Podcast of the Westerosi Bar Association, Merry & Clint ask: Is Varys's Riddle an effective method of persuasion?

Our analysis this week includes:

• Learned Hands finally does a FULL EPISODE on the Riddle, the thing Clint will never, ever shut up about, ever.
• Varys est mantainant Français. Vive la France!
• Merry offers her take on the Riddle as a piece of descriptive, not proscriptive, philosophy.
• Clint speechifies on shadows on the wall. Gotta play the hits!
• We evaluate Varys's discussions with Ned Stark, Tyrion Lannister, and Kevan Lannister to try to answer the question: what is his fucking deal bro?
• Your Hands at long last announce their official position on democracy: it's good (mostly)!
• Merry beats Clint to an absolutely perfect Black Sails reference. 
• Strap in for just so, so, SO much political philosophy, shots at the Supreme Court, Succession references, and stupid french jokes. 

Supplemental reading: 

• Where to pay your dues
• Point Made
• Clint's first essay on Varys's Riddle
• Clint on NotACast, ACOK Tyrion II

Extensive audio engineering by LittleWolfBird. Intro & Outro music courtesy Sid Luscious & The Pants. None of this should be construed as legal advice OBVIOUSLY. 

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