If you pay close attention to his Sunday stream with Robert Barnes, Viva will often mention that Barnes will send him a package of US legal briefs as "homework" every week that Barnes plans to talk about in-depth off the top of his head and give commentary, that Barnes obviously has kept up to date with over the course of the week out of pure interest.

Viva many times has to make excuses like a kid whose dog ate their home (ie "I received that one but didn't have time to read it", "I read that one but didn't understand it", "I started reading that one but didn't finish it") when Barnes introduces a new case they are going to discuss.

They have their shtick and it works. Viva is the host and entertainer, Barnes is the legal mind.