Introduction to Beam Radio and Lars Wikman

This is the first episode of Beam Radio, hosted by several individuals who are introduced briefly, with promises for deeper introductions in future episodes. The guest for this episode is Lars Wikman, an independent consultant who runs Underjord. He shares his insights on how the BEAM, the virtual machine at the heart of Erlang and Elixir, can manage an entire application, differentiating it from other runtimes. Lars also shares personal details, mentioning his blog, newsletter, and his life in Sweden. The episode emphasizes connecting with listeners via Twitter and mentions a sponsor, Groxio, LLC.