Beam Radio

Lars Wikman

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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Dec 11, 2025 · 48 min
Episode 97: Gleam! A Chat with Peter Saxton
Lars Wikman, Andrew Ek and Peter Saxton chat about all things Gleam!
Oct 30, 2025 · 58 min
Episode 96: Take the Elixir Survey and Other Topics with Lars Wikman and Michał Buszkiewicz of Curiosum
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.
Sep 18, 2025 · 55 min
Episode 95: Erik Stenman and The BEAM Book
Erik Stenman (Happi) 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.
Jul 23, 2025 · 57 min
Episode 94: Mike Hostetler and Jido: The Future of Elixir Agents
In this episode Mike Hostetler shares his journey into the Elixir ecosystem and the development of Jido, the Elixir autonomous agent framework.
Jul 10, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 93: Chris Nelson and a Riveting Convo on Elixir
In this episode, Lars, Andrew, and Chris discuss various aspects of Elixir development, including the journey of transitioning to Elixir, the aesthetics of programming languages, and the importance of community engagement through meetups.
Jun 27, 2025 · 1 hr 13 min
Episode 92: German Velasco and the Advantages of Elixir
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.
Jun 2, 2025 · 53 min
Episode 91: BeamRadio Talks Igniter with Zach Daniel
In this episode of Beam Radio, hosts 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.
Apr 22, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 89: BeamRadio talks AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices
Guests Davide Bettio and Paul Guyot share their experiences and insights on building AtomVM from scratch, its compatibility with various devices, technical challenges faced, and the future of the project.
Apr 22, 2025 · 1 hr 2 min
Episode 90: Josh Price: Ash and the Greater Elixir Community
In this broad conversation, hosts Lars Wikman and Andrew Ek with guest Josh Price of Alembic, share insights on how Ash simplifies the process of building applications, integrates with AI, and future-proofs projects and they chat about conferences, community and everything in between.
Mar 7, 2025 · 1 hr 1 min
Episode 88: Unlocking the Power of NX with Paulo Valente
Lars Wikman, Andrew Ek and Paulo Valente take a deep dive into NX
Feb 21, 2025 · 1 hr 6 min
Episode 87: Chris Grainger talks Data Science and Engineering and Elixir
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.
Feb 5, 2025 · 48 min
Episode 86: The Future of Gleam: Innovations and Insights with Giacomo Cavalieri
Jak and Lars have a delightful conversation about Gleam, the language's type safety, adoption and ecosystem growth.
Jan 22, 2025 · 58 min
Episode 85: James Gray II and Innovative Education
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.
Jan 8, 2025 · 56 min
Episode 84: Peter Ullrich: Making Elixir Easy to Learn
The BeamRadio panel chats about making Elixir easy for devs from other languages to learn and how to talk about Elixir in the greater development community.
Dec 11, 2024 · 53 min
Episode 82: The B in Beam - A Chat with Björn Gustavsson
How it started and how it's going - an enlightening chat with Björn Gustavsson about Erlang/Elixir history.
Dec 3, 2024 · 57 min
Episode 83: Brian Underwood and EctoWatch
Lars talks with Brian Underwood about EctoWatch, his new library.
Nov 13, 2024 · 1 hr
Episode 81: The Power and Control of the Ash Framework with Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le
Lars has a enlightening convo with Zach and Rebecca about Ash and their upcoming book, Building Web Applications with Ash.
Oct 14, 2024 · 48 min
Episode 80: Bryan Hunter - Poka Yoke, Safety and Reliability
The panel explores Poka Yoke with Bryan Hunter - the concept of mistake-proofing and its application in Erlang and Elixir.
Sep 26, 2024 · 53 min
Episode 79: Marcel Fahle - Supporting the Good Stuff
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.
Aug 21, 2024 · 45 min
Episode 78: The Perfect Broth for Cooking the Book with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste.
The BeamRadio panel chats with Ellie Fairholm and Josep Giralt D'Lacoste, authors of Engineering Elixir Applications.

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