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
December 11, 2025 • 48 mins
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 features of Gleam, and how it compares to other languages like Elm.
Check out the Gleam Gatherining - 21 February 2026 - Bristol, UK
https://gleamgathering.com/
Check out Gleam
https://gleam.run/
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October 30, 2025 • 58 mins
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 initiative, Elixir survey results, and the language's role in the tech community.
Take the Survey: https://elixir-survey.typeform.com/2025-edition
Curiosum: https://www.curiosum.com/
Elixir Hub: https://elixir-hub.com/
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September 18, 2025 • 55 mins
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.
Follow Erik: @erikstenman and @HappiHacking on X.com
https://www.happihacking.com/
https://stenmans.org/happiblog/
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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/
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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/
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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/
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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.
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@akoutmos
@ektastrophe
@meryldakin
@redrapids
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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.
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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
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Bluesky
@akoutmos.bsky.social
@ektastrophe.bsky.social
@lawik.bsky.social
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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/)
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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.
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Bluesky
@akoutmos.bsky.social
@ektastrophe.bsky.social
@lawik.bsky.social
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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)
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@akoutmos
@ektastrophe
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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/
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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
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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)
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@ektastrophe
@meryldakin
@redrapids
Bluesky
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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)
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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
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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
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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/)
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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
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