Beam Radio

Beam Radio

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

Episodes

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

July 23, 2025 • 57 mins
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 https://x.com/mikehostetler Learn more about Jido: https://agentjido.xyz/ We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrop...
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Episode 93: Chris Nelson and a Riveting Convo on Elixir

July 10, 2025 • 62 mins
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, and the importance of community engagement through meetups. Keep up with Chris! Twitter: @superchris https://www.linkedin.com/in/chris-nelson-038875/ https://launchscout.com/ We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us y...
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Episode 92: German Velasco and the Advantages of Elixir

June 27, 2025 • 73 mins
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 explore the onboarding process for developers transitioning from other languages. Get in touch with German: Bluesky: ‪@germsvel.com‬ Twitter: @germsvel https://www.germanvelasco.com/ https://www.elixirstreams.com/ We want to connect wi...
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Episode 91: BeamRadio Talks Igniter with Zach Daniel

June 2, 2025 • 53 mins
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 patching tool. We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.b...
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Episode 90: Josh Price: Ash and the Greater Elixir Community

April 22, 2025 • 62 mins
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 in the Elixir ecosystem. Josh shares insights on how Ash simplifies the process of building applications, integrates with AI, and future-proofs projects. We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twit...
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Episode 89: BeamRadio talks AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices

April 22, 2025 • 62 mins
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 want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRapids.bskysocial...
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Episode 88: Unlocking the Power of NX with Paulo Valente

March 7, 2025 • 61 mins
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 us! GigCityElixir and NervesConf US - May 8-10, Chattanooga, TN GigCityElixir.com (https://www.gigcityelixir.com/) Goatmire Elixir and NervesConf - Sept 10-12, Varburg, Sweden Goatmire.com (https://goatmire.com/) We want to connect with you! Twitt...
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Episode 87: Chris Grainger talks Data Science and Engineering and Elixir

February 21, 2025 • 66 mins
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 data, and the challenges faced in data processing. Find Chris on Bluesky (@cigrainger.bsky.social) and on the Elixir Forum. Keep up to date with our hosts: Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.social @RedRa...
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Episode 86: The Future of Gleam: Innovations and Insights with Giacomo Cavalieri

February 5, 2025 • 48 mins
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 (https://x.com/giacomo_cava) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky...
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Episode 85: James Gray II and Innovative Education

January 22, 2025 • 58 mins
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 approaches using Livebook. James E. Gray II @JEG2@genserver.social https://www.linkedin.com/in/james-edward-gray-ii/ Upcoming Conferences: https://codebeamamerica.com/ https://www.gigcityelixir.com/ https://goatmire.com/ Designing Elixir System...
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Episode 84: Peter Ullrich: Making Elixir Easy to Learn

January 8, 2025 • 56 mins
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 need to learn Elixir and companies that should be using it. https://peterullrich.com/ https://bsky.app/profile/peterullrich.com We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessM...
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Episode 82: The B in Beam - A Chat with Björn Gustavsson

December 11, 2024 • 53 mins
How it started and how it's going - an enlightening chat with Björn Gustavsson about Erlang/Elixir history. Read the Erlang/OTP blog (https://www.erlang.org/blog) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bluesky @akoutmos.bsky.social @ektastrophe.bsky.social @lawik.bsky.soci...
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Episode 83: Brian Underwood and EctoWatch

December 3, 2024 • 57 mins
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 Brian-underwood.codes (Brian-underwood.codes) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts: Twitter: @akoutmos @ektastrophe @meryldakin @redrapids Bl...
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Episode 81: The Power and Control of the Ash Framework with Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le

November 13, 2024 • 60 mins
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 provide a comprehensive tutorial and reference for using Ash and is expected in beta by the end of the year with @pragprog We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep ...
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Episode 80: Bryan Hunter - Poka Yoke, Safety and Reliability

October 14, 2024 • 48 mins
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 (https://youtu.be/0-aJwz6oPow?si=5hTL8HwHiJfYQb4S) Engineering A Safer World (https://a.co/d/1iQdN70) by Nancy G. Leveson We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date...
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Episode 79: Marcel Fahle - Supporting the Good Stuff

September 26, 2024 • 53 mins
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: @marcelfahle https://marcelfahle.net/ bold.video (https://bold.video/) Pidro card game (https://www.pidro.online/) We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @...
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Episode 78: The Perfect Broth for Cooking the Book with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste.

August 21, 2024 • 45 mins
Sophie DeBenedetto and Steven Nunez chat with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste, authors of Engineering Elixir Applications. https://pragprog.com/titles/beamops/engineering-elixir-applications/ "After reading this book, you’ll understand how to apply the BEAMOps principles in your daily work, creating reliable, scalable, and easy to understand applications in a cooperative team environment." - pragprog.com Ellie and Josep ...
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Episode 77: NervesConf 2024

August 8, 2024 • 63 mins
Lars chats with Alex McLain and Jon Carstens about NervesConf 2024. @NervesConfUS @JonCarstens @RedwireLabs Nerves MeetUp: https://www.meetup.com/nerves/ We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik @meryldakin @RedRapids @smdebenedetto @StevenNunez and on Mastodon @akoutmos@fosstodon.org @lawik@fosstodon...
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Episode 76: I put my money on Elixir with Chris Grainger

July 17, 2024 • 56 mins
Chris, Lars and Alex discuss Chris's journey into Elixir and using machine learning and AI in Elixir to build a product and a business. They also touch on the process of training models and the benefits of using Livebook. Chris Grainger https://www.amplified.ai We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts on Twitter @akoutmos @lawik...
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Episode 75: Derrick Reimer of SavvyCal talks SaaS product and Elixir

June 19, 2024 • 51 mins
In this episode, the panel chats with Derrick Reimer, co-founder of SavvyCal. They discuss the advantages of using Elixir for bootstrapped SaaS businesses and how Elixir's functional programming paradigm aligns with modern development practices. Derrick shares his journey from Rails to Elixir and explains why he prefers the clarity and explicitness of Elixir over other languages. @Derrickreimer on X https://savvycal.com We want to ...
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