Live at the Nut Bar with John Bolton and David Cunningham
Squirrel Founder John Bolton (better known as JB) and Chief David Cunningham (DC) sit down weekly to chew the fat about things like finance, the economy, investing and what's happening with mortgage interest rates.

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Knowing these two, there are plenty of laughs along the way as well as the odd debate, of course.

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