Lars Wikman

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

Author

Lars Wikman

Category

Technology

Podcast website

www.beamrad.io

Latest episode

Dec 11, 2025

Where to listen?

Podcasts in the app Replaio Radio Coming soon

Podcasts are coming to the app soon. Install now and be the first to see a whole new take on podcasts

Get it on Google Play Install for free Android 5M+ downloads · 4.8 rating iOS soon

Episodes

Episode 72: Gleam's Core Team in the House! 21.03.2024

The BeamRadio panel chats all things Gleam with the core team Louis Pilford and Hayleigh Thompson! Gleam's approach to concurrency and its focus on type safety make it an interesting choice for Erlang/Elixir developers looking to leverage the benefits of static typing while maintaining the performance and concurrency model of the BEAM VM. The language's development is ongoing, with the community a...

Episode 71: Erlang and OTP with Ingela Anderton Andin and Kiko Fernandez-Reyes 27.02.2024

This is the second time that we've managed to reach deep into Ericsson and pull out some of the developers that work on the runtime and the language and the standard libraries that we all rely on. We have two members from the Erlang OTP team with us today! We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts...

Episode 70: Brian Cardarella and LiveView Native 13.02.2024

The Beam Radio panel has a lively discussion with Brian Cardarella, CEO of DockYard about LiveView Native! DockYard: https://dockyard.com , @DockYard Brian Cardarella: Twitter @bcardarella 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 @sm_debenedetto...

Episode 69: No Downtime with Brent Anderson 30.01.2024

In this episode, Brent Anderson shares his Elixir journey and discusses a major migration project he undertook at Knock. The team successfully upgraded their Postgres database from version 11.9 to 15.3 without any downtime. Brent highlights the advantages of using the Beam and Elixir in managing concurrent systems and the flexibility it provides. @brentjanderson @knocklabs Blog post: https://knock...

Episode 68: Katelynn Burns and Apprenticeship 17.01.2024

Show Notes: The panel talks about apprenticeship, curiosity and problem solving with Katelynn Burns! Email: katelynnburns655@gmail.com Github: k-burns ElixirConf 2023 Keynote: Motion Commotion: Motion Tracking with Bumblebee and LiveView https://youtu.be/zztzvQ1sNuU?si=8lCdyfbQ4MbXLqXp https://launchscout.com We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @Bea...

Episode 67: Brian Cardarella - Elixir and Racing Sailboats 05.01.2024

The BeamRadio panel has a fascinating conversation about Elixir and sailboat racing with Brian Cardarella, CEO of DockYard. In this episode, Brian discusses his journey to Elixir and the innovative work happening at Dockyard. He shares the origin of the company's name, which is inspired by his passion for sailing. Brian explains the challenges and complexities of the sailing, including data tracki...

Episode 66: Chris McCord and Flame 20.12.2023

Show Notes: In this episode, Lars, Sophie, Steven, and special guest Chris McCord discuss the concepts of LiveView and Flame. They explore the problem with serverless architectures and how Flame aims to provide a solution. "Imagine if we could auto scale simply by wrapping any existing app code in a function and have that block of code run in a temporary copy of the app." Chris McCord https://fly....

Episode 65: Live From CodeBEAM in Berlin! 15.12.2023

Lars takes the stage with Saša Jurić and José Valim for a live recording of the pod at CodeBeam! CodeBEAM America March 7-8 2024 | San Francisco, CA & Virtual Tutorials: March 5-6 CodeBEAM Europe 2024 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...

Episode 64: Nerves and Elixir with Frank Hunleth 30.11.2023

The Beam Radio Panel talks Nerves Project and more with creator Frank Hunleth Connect with Frank @ fhunleth@genserver.social Books: Build a Weather Station with Elixir and Nerves Build a Binary Clock with Elixir and 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 @mery...

Episode 63: Jonatan Männchen and OpenID 13.11.2023

Jonatan Männchen leads technology @ Sustema and is a member @ ErlEF security working group Look at oidcc on GitHub. Catch him at CodeBEAM in SF Find him on LinkedIn 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 @sm_debenedetto @_StevenNunez and on Mas...

Episode 62: Jenny Bramble Talks Testing 27.10.2023

The panel has an enlightening discussion with Jenny Bramble about testers and developers and how to make code better! Find Jenny Bramble at @jennydoesthings on Twitter See Jenny's ElixirConf 2023 talk: Black Box Techniques for Unit Tests 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 @akoutm...

Episode 61: Zach Daniel and the Ash Framework 04.10.2023

Welcome back to the panel Alex Koutmos! Alex, Lars and Zach have a lively discussion about the Ash Framework. Zach's ElixirConf23 talk: https://youtu.be/c4iou77kOFc?si=oHPKBv0x60VQXY6R Ash Framwork: https://www.ash-hq.org Ash Forum: https://elixirforum.com/c/elixir-framework-forums/ash-framework-forum/123 Zach on Twitter: @ZachSDaniel1 Ash Framework on Twitter: @AshFramework We want to connect wit...

Episode 60: Guillaume Duboc and Types in Elixir 25.09.2023

Welcome to season 3 of BeamRadio! Kicking it off is a very exciting chat with Guillaume Duboc and the panel about types in Elixir. Bringing Types to Elixir by Giuseppe Castagna and Guillaume Duboc | ElixirConf EU 2023 https://youtu.be/gJJH7a2J9O8?si=sfEBGG27s0-0N3cd Guillaume's Website and contact info: https://www.irif.fr/users/gduboc/index We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send u...

Episode 59: ElixirConf 2023 BTS #3 11.09.2023

The final ElixirConf bonus episode! Interviews with speakers and attendees. Featuring: Greg Vaughn Jenny Bramble Desmond Bowe José Valim Ryan Schneck Razvan Draghici Sam McDavid @json_do German Velasco Brian Cardarella Katelynn Burns Andrew Moore Chris Nelson We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our ho...

Episode 58: ElixirConf 2023 BTS #2 08.09.2023

Tune in to hear behind the scenes #ElixirConf2023 interviews with: Zach Daniel Savannah Manning Joshua Plique Tyler Young Wojtek Mach Sean Moriarity Miki Rezentes Kate Rezentes 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 @sm_debenedetto @_StevenNune...

Episode 57: Elixir Conf Preview 06.09.2023

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 @sm_debenedetto @_StevenNunez and on Mastodon @ akoutmos@fosstodon.org @ lawik@fosstodon.org @ redrapids@genserver.social @ steven@genserver.social Sponsored by Groxio and Underjord

Episode 56: Steve Bussey: From Ruby to Elixir 17.08.2023

Join the BeamRadio Panel as they talk about lanugage adoption, learning Elixir and solving pain points with Steve Bussey, author of Real-time Phoenix and From Ruby to Elixir. Real-time Phoenix From Ruby to Elixir Find Steve Bussey on Twitter/X: @YOOOODAAAA We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our hosts...

Episode 55: Maggie Tate - Community Building with Conferences 25.07.2023

The BeamRadio panel talks all things conference with GigCityElixir and LoneStar Elixir Organizer Maggie Tate. Show Notes: GigCityElixir23 Speaker Talks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBMoE8mCkXijPYoLCKtWeHa-q69EYwDf GigCityElixir19 Speaker Talks - https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLKBMoE8mCkXgXIHTEw9073T4HdNPrvXuw LoneStar Elixir 2020 Speaker Talks: https://www.youtube.com/playlist...

Episode 54: Sean Moriarity and Machine Learning 07.07.2023

Join the BeamRadio panel for a riveting talk with Sean Moriarity on Elixir and machine learning! https://seanmoriarity.com Machine Learning in Elixir – Coming Soon! Genetic Algorithms in Elixir Empex NYC Sean Moriarty - The Future of Large Language Models is Elixir: https://youtu.be/5eRgX2tugbo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NWXSiZ-vi-o https://github.com/elixir-nx/axon https://github.com/elixir-...

Episode 53: Cowboy, Bandit, Ranch and Thousand Island - The Panel Talks with Mat Trudel 22.06.2023

Cowboy, Bandit, Ranch and Thousand Island - The Panel Talks with Mat Trudel Mat Trudel: @ mtrudel@mstdn.ca ElixirConf 2021 - Mat Trudel - bandit on the loose! Networking in Elixir demystified : https://youtu.be/ZLjWyanLHuk 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 @mery...

Episode 52: Live from New York (almost) with Sigu Magwa! 09.06.2023

The BeamRadio Panel chats with Sigu Magwa about Elixir in Kenya as well as lions, giraffes and more... Who's in for an ElixirKenya Safari! Get the deets here! Reach Sigu at https://podiihq.com for info on consulting and @s_igu on Twitter. Elixir Africa: @ElixirConfAfric GigCityElixir23 Talks We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMa...

Episode 51: Elixir In Action with Saša Jurić! 28.04.2023

The Beam Radio panel talks about Elixir In Action (3rd edition!) and teaching Elixir with Saša Jurić. Manning Publicaitons has graciously offered a 35% discount code "podbeam23" for Saša's book - go get it! Also, listen to the full pod for an offer you won't want to miss! Saša's Clarity Keynote: https://youtu.be/6sNmJtoKDCo Upcoming events: GigCityElixir - May 19-20 - Chattanooga, TN EmpexNY - Jun...

Episode 50: The BeamRadio Panel Talks Observability 12.04.2023

Join the BeamRadio Panel for an engaging and thorough discussion on all things observability! Conferences - come join us! GigCityElixir, Chattanooga TN - May 19-20 https://www.gigcityelixir.com #GigCityElixir23 Empex NYC- June 9 https://www.empex.co/new-york Show Notes: https://hex.pm/packages/prom_ex https://opentelemetry.io/ https://grafana.com/oss/tempo/ https://elixirschool.com/blog/instrument...

Episode 49: Let's Hear it for Paul Dawson and Genserver.social! 31.03.2023

The Beam Radio team has a great conversation with Paul Dawson about Genserver. Social Paul Dawson: @ paulyd@genserver.social GigCityElixir ticket drawing - toot to @ redrapids@genserver.social with the hashtag #GigCityElixir2023 drawing will be April 12, 2023 We want to connect with you! Twitter: @BeamRadio1 Send us your questions via Twitter @BeamRadio1 #ProcessMailbox Keep up to date with our ho...

Episode 48: The One and Only José Valim 16.03.2023

The Beam Radio Panel has a long lovely Elixir chat with the creator of Elixir - José Valim and we welcome our newest host - Meryl Dakin! Follow Jose´ at @ josevalim@genserver.social Come see us at these conferences: GigCityElixir Conference - Chattanooga, TN May 19-20 (training day with Bruce Tate May 18) https://www.gigcityelixir.com Empex - CFP is open! NYC June 9 https://www.empex.co/new-york W...

Listen to the Beam Radio podcast in Replaio

Radio and podcasts in one app - free, with no sign-up. Install today and do not miss the launch

Get it on Google Play

Replaio is not a podcast publisher; show names, artwork and audio belong to their authors and are distributed through public RSS feeds.