Our top resources of 2015

It’s our annual “favourite resources” episode – full of books, podcasts and apps to entertain and educate. Here’s the full list…

Books

• The Consolations of Philosophy – Alain de Botton
• The One Thing – Gary Keller
• Do No Harm – Henry Marsh
• Elon Musk – Ashlee Vance
• Scaling Up – Verne Harnish
• Ready Player One – Ernest Cline
• The Real Deal: The Autobiography of Britain’s Most Controversial Media Mogul

Podcasts

• The Art of Charm
• Planet Money
• The History of Rome
• Hardcore History
• The Tim Ferriss Show
• The Mystery Show
• Startup
• Weekly Economics Podcast

Apps/Software

• Mixmax
• Should I Answer? (Android)
• OneNote
• Sunrise Calendar
• Trello Business Class
• Chromebox

Yes, we’ve got your Christmas family entertainment sorted too – with Heads Up for Android and iOS.

It’s like a tech-enabled version of the game where you have to guess what’s written on the post-it note on your head – but faster paced, and with the bonus that it films the reactions of the people you’re playing with.

Lots of fun for all the family – speaking of which…

Yes, it’s the Bank of England’s Financial Stability Report. Page 29 is where the property stuff starts – and it talks about how they’re going to be keeping an eye on the underwriting standards of buy-to-let lenders.

We get into a discussion of what it all means on the episode, but the report is worth a browse too.