Beam Radio

By Lars WikmanTechnology

Beam Radio episodes

December 11, 2025 Episode 97: Gleam! A Chat with Peter Saxton
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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@ektastrophe
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@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
49 min
October 30, 2025 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.
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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@lawik.bsky.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
59 min
September 18, 2025 Episode 95: Erik Stenman and The BEAM Book
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: @erik_stenman and @HappiHacking on X.com
https://www.happihacking.com/
https://stenmans.org/happi_blog/
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@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
56 min
July 23, 2025 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.
Find Mike: https://mike-hostetler.com/ and https://x.com/mikehostetler
Learn more about Jido: https://agentjido.xyz/
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@lawik.bsky.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
58 min
July 10, 2025 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 (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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@lawik.bsky.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
1 hr 3 min
June 27, 2025 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.
Get in touch with German:
Bluesky: ‪@germsvel.com‬
Twitter: @germsvel
https://www.germanvelasco.com/
https://www.elixirstreams.com/
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@lawik.bsky.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
1 hr 14 min
June 02, 2025 Episode 91: BeamRadio Talks Igniter with Zach Daniel
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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@lawik.bsky.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
54 min
April 22, 2025 Episode 90: Josh Price: Ash and the Greater Elixir Community
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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@ektastrophe
@meryldakin
@redrapids
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
1 hr 3 min
April 22, 2025 Episode 89: BeamRadio talks AtomVM - the Erlang virtual machine for IoT devices
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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@ektastrophe
@meryldakin
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
1 hr 3 min
March 07, 2025 Episode 88: Unlocking the Power of NX with Paulo Valente
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
Goatmire Elixir and NervesConf - Sept 10-12, Varburg, Sweden
Goatmire.com
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@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord
1 hr 2 min

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