Episodes 102
Avg. Duration 51m
Activity Sporadic
Apple Rating 5.0 (11)
Since Jan 2021
Latest Episode Dec 2025

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A packed panel of Elixir experts and experienced developers who make the complicated interesting and fun. We talk about Elixir, Erlang and all things related to the BEAM virtual machine ecosystem. Featuring a panel of hosts including Alex Koutmos, Andrew Ek, Bruce Tate, Lars Wikman, and Meryl Dakin. Edited by Maggie Tate Sponsored by Grox.io and Underjord

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Recent Episodes

Episode 97: Gleam! A Chat with Peter Saxton

Dec 11, 2025 48m

In this episode of Beam Radio, Lars and Andrew welcome Peter Saxton, a key figure in the Gleam programming language community. They discuss Peter's journey into the BEAM ecosystem, the philosophy and…

Episode 96: Take the Elixir Survey and Other Topics with Lars Wikman and Michał Buszkiewicz of Curiosum

Oct 30, 2025 58m

This episode of Beam Radio features a conversation between Lars Wikman and Michał Buszkiewicz, discussing the adoption and impact of the Elixir programming language. They explore the Elixir Hub…

Episode 95: Erik Stenman and The BEAM Book

Sep 18, 2025 55m

Erik Stenman joins the BeamRadio pod to discuss The BEAM Book (you can read it for free!). Erik started programming in 1980 and has a rich history in tech and shares his journey with the BEAM.…

S3 Episode 94: Mike Hostetler and Jido: The Future of Elixir Agents

Jul 23, 2025 57m

In this episode Mike Hostetler shares his journey into the Elixir ecosystem and the development of Jido, the Elixir autonomous agent framework. Find Mike: https://mike-hostetler.com/ and…

S3 Episode 93: Chris Nelson and a Riveting Convo on Elixir

Jul 10, 2025 1h 2m

In this episode, Lars, Andrew, and Chris discuss various aspects of Elixir development, including the journey of transitioning to Elixir (you'll never guess), the aesthetics of programming languages,…

S3 Episode 92: German Velasco and the Advantages of Elixir

Jun 27, 2025 1h 13m

In this episode of BeamRadio, hosts Andrew Ek and Alex Koutmos are joined by German Velasco. They chat about the complexities and advantages of using Elixir and Phoenix for software development and…

S3 Episode 91: BeamRadio Talks Igniter with Zach Daniel

Jun 02, 2025 53m

In this episode of Beam Radio, Andrew Ek and Bruce Tate welcome Zach Daniel to discuss his journey with Elixir, the impact of the Ash framework, and the introduction of Igniter, a code generation and…

S3 Episode 90: Josh Price: Ash and the Greater Elixir Community

Apr 22, 2025 1h 2m

In this episode of Beam Radio, hosts Andrew Ek and Lars Wikman welcome Josh Price from Alembic. They discuss the recent AlchemyConf, the value of smaller conferences, and the importance of community…

S3 Episode 89: BeamRadio talks AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices

Apr 22, 2025 1h 2m

A fabulous converstation with Davide Bettio and Paul Guyot about AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices. https://www.atomvm.net/ https://github.com/bettio https://github.com/pguyot We…

S3 Episode 88: Unlocking the Power of NX with Paulo Valente

Mar 07, 2025 1h 1m

NX provides a powerful framework for machine learning in Elixir and Lars, Andrew and Paulo Valente take a deep dive into it! Connect with Paulo on Bluesky - @polvalente.social Come join…

S3 Episode 87: Chris Grainger talks Data Science and Engineering and Elixir

Feb 21, 2025 1h 6m

In this conversation, Lars and Chris delve into the intersection of Elixir, data engineering, and data science. They explore the significance of data pipelines, the role of Elixir in transforming…

S3 Episode 86: The Future of Gleam: Innovations and Insights with Giacomo Cavalieri

Feb 05, 2025 48m

Jak and Lars have a delightful conversation about Gleam, the language's type safety, adoption and ecosystem growth. Find Jak: [giacomocavalieri.me](giacomocavalieri.me) @giacomo_cava We want to…

S3 Episode 85: James Gray II and Innovative Education

Jan 22, 2025 58m

In this conversation, Bruce, Andrew, and James discuss their experiences with Elixir programming, the importance of exploring and modeling in software development, and innovative educational…

S3 Episode 84: Peter Ullrich: Making Elixir Easy to Learn

Jan 08, 2025 56m

The panel chats about making Elixir easy to learn for devs from other languages and how to talk about Elixir in the greater development community. This the episode to share with all your friends that…

S3 Episode 82: The B in Beam - A Chat with Björn Gustavsson

Dec 11, 2024 53m

How it started and how it's going - an enlightening chat with Björn Gustavsson about Erlang/Elixir history. Read the Erlang/OTP blog We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your…

S3 Episode 83: Brian Underwood and EctoWatch

Dec 03, 2024 57m

Lars talks with Brian Underwood about EctoWatch, his library. "EctoWatch allows you to easily get notifications about database changes directly from PostgreSQL." Find more from Brian at…

S3 Episode 81: The Power and Control of the Ash Framework with Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le

Nov 13, 2024 1h

In this conversation, Lars, Zach, and Rebecca discuss the Ash framework and their upcoming book. They also touch on the Igniter tool. The book, titled 'Building Web Applications with Ash', will…

S3 Episode 80: Bryan Hunter - Poka Yoke, Safety and Reliability

Oct 14, 2024 48m

The panel explores Poka Yoke with Bryan Hunter - the concept of mistake-proofing and its application in Erlang and Elixir. Bryan Hunter [GigCityElixir24] Poka Yoke, STAMP and the BEAM Engineering A…

S3 Episode 79: Marcel Fahle - Supporting the Good Stuff

Sep 26, 2024 53m

Lars and Bruce have a fabulous chat with Marcel Fahle creator of Bold Video and Pidro, a classic multiplayer card game for iOS and Android. on X:…

S3 Episode 78: The Perfect Broth for Cooking the Book with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste.

Aug 21, 2024 45m

Sophie DeBenedetto and Steven Nunez chat with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste, authors of Engineering Elixir Applications.…

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