
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
Latest episodes

Apr 22, 2025 • 1h 3min
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
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
Twitter:
@akoutmos
@ektastrophe
@meryldakin
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

Apr 22, 2025 • 1h 2min
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.
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
Twitter:
@akoutmos
@ektastrophe
@meryldakin
@redrapids
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

Mar 7, 2025 • 1h 1min
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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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.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

Feb 21, 2025 • 1h 7min
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.
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
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Twitter:
@akoutmos
@ektastrophe
@meryldakin
@redrapids
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

Feb 5, 2025 • 49min
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.
Find Jak:
[giacomocavalieri.me](giacomocavalieri.me)
@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.social
@ektastrophe.bsky.social
@lawik.bsky.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

Jan 22, 2025 • 59min
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.
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 Systems with OTP (Gray/Tate)
https://www.pragprog.com/titles/jgotp/designing-elixir-systems-with-otp/
We want to connect with you!
Twitter: @BeamRadio1
Send us your questions #ProcessMailbox
Keep up to date with our hosts:
Twitter:
@akoutmos
@ektastrophe
@meryldakin
@redrapids
Bluesky
@akoutmos.bsky.social
@ektastrophe.bsky.social
@lawik.bsky.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

5 snips
Jan 8, 2025 • 57min
Episode 84: Peter Ullrich: Making Elixir Easy to Learn
Peter Ullrich, a notable software developer from the Python community and creator of runelixir.com, discusses simplifying the learning curve for Elixir. He highlights the challenges beginners face, particularly around documentation, and shares how his platform provides essential resources. The conversation also touches on the marketing struggles of Elixir, advocating for better outreach to showcase its advantages in scalability and efficiency. Plus, Ullrich emphasizes the importance of community support in nurturing new developers and growing the Elixir ecosystem.

Dec 11, 2024 • 53min
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.
Read the Erlang/OTP 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.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

Dec 3, 2024 • 58min
Episode 83: Brian Underwood and EctoWatch
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
Bluesky
@akoutmos.bsky.social
@ektastrophe.bsky.social
@lawik.bsky.social
@RedRapids.bskysocial
Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

Nov 13, 2024 • 1h 1min
Episode 81: The Power and Control of the Ash Framework with Zach Daniel and Rebecca Le
Zach Daniel, co-author of 'Building Web Applications with Ash' and creator of the Ash framework, joins Rebecca Le for a deep dive into the evolving landscape of Elixir programming. They explore the motivations behind Ash, recent improvements in version 3.0, and the crucial role of user feedback in shaping its features. The duo also discusses the upcoming Igniter tool and its impact on collaborative code generation, as well as the anticipated Ash 4.0 and its compatibility strategies, making programming more efficient and secure.
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