12 Best Functional Programming Podcasts

1. Thinking Elixir Podcast

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The Thinking Elixir podcast is a weekly show where we talk about the Elixir programming language and the community around it. We cover news and interview guests to learn more about projects and developments in the community.Whether you are already experienced with Elixir or just exploring the language, this show is created with you in mind. We discuss community news, Functional Programming, transitioning from OOP, coding conventions, and more.Guests visit the show to help challenge our assumptions, learn about new developments and grow in the process.Subscribe to join us on this journey!more Hosts Mark Ericksen, David Bernheisel, Tyler Young, Dave Lucia
Producer/Network ThinkingElixir.com
Email ****@thinkingelixir.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Recent Guest José Valim
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 100Twitter 6K Avg Length 35 min Format Medium form Get Email Contact Get access to full database of 2.7M podcastsCreate podcast lists, export in spreadsheet or CSV file with email contacts and start your podcast outreach in minutes.Sign Up for Free with Email Continue with Google

2. Elixir Wizards

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Elixir Wizards is an interview-style podcast for anyone interested in functional programming and the Elixir Programming Language. Hosted by SmartLogic engineers and Elixirists Owen Bickford, Dan Ivovich, and Sundi Myint, this show features in-depth discussions with some of the brightest minds in the industry, discussing training and documentation in Phoenix LiveView, the evolution of programming languages, Erlang VM, and more...more Hosts Owen Bickford, Dan Ivovich, Sundi Myint
Producer/Network SmartLogic LLC
Email ****@smartlogic.io
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 37Facebook 665Twitter 2K Avg Length 49 min Format Long form Since Feb 2019 Get Email Contact

3. The Haskell Interlude

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This is the Haskell Interlude, where the five co-hosts (Wouter Swierstra, Andres Löh, Alejandro Serrano, Niki Vazou, and Joachim Breitner) chat with Haskell guests!
Producer/Network Haskell Podcast
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests Alex McLean, Andy Gordon
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 30 Avg Length 55 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

4. Type Theory Forall

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An accessible podcast about Type Theory, Programming Languages Research and related topics.
Producer/Network Pedro Abreu
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Recent Guests David MacQueen, Eric Bond
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 29Twitter 4.3K Avg Length 120 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

5. Func Prog Podcast

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This is the Func Prog Podcast, a podcast about functional programming.
Host Christoffer Ekeroth
Recent Guests Robert Smith, Gabriela Moreira
Apple Reviews 5 Avg Length 104 min Format Extended Get Email Contact

6. Cognicast

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A podcast about software and the people that create it. We frequently talk about Clojure, ClojureScript, Datomic, agile software development, distributed systems, functional programming, and lots of other wonderfully geeky things.more Host Robert Randolph
Producer/Network Cognitect Inc
Email ****@cognitect.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 45Twitter 6.9K Avg Length 59 min Format Long form Since Dec 2011 Get Email Contact

7. Point-Free Videos

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Point-Free is a video series that explores advanced topics in the Swift programming language. Each episode covers a topic that may seem complex and academic at first, but turns out to be quite simple. At the end of each episode we'll ask 'what's the point?!', so that we can bring the concepts back down to earth and show how these ideas can improve the quality of your code today.more Hosts Brandon Williams, Stephen Celis
Producer/Network Brandon Williams & Stephen Celis
Email ****@pointfree.co
Estimated Monthly Listeners 100-1k
Apple Rating 4.7/5Apple Reviews 19Twitter 16.6K Since Jan 2018 Get Email Contact

8. The Eric Normand Podcast

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An off-the-cuff stream of Functional Programming ideas, skills, patterns, and news from Functional Programming expert Eric Normand of LispCast. Formerly known as Thoughts on Functional Programming.more Host Eric Normand
Email ****@lispcast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.5/5Apple Reviews 122Twitter 8KInstagram 105 Avg Length 18 min Format Short form Get Email Contact

9. LambdaCast

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LambdaCast is a podcast about functional programming for working developers. Our focus is to describe concepts using clear everyday language without watering anything down. If you've ever been curious about FP but were turned off by the jargon or unfamiliar concepts, this is the place to be.Thoughts, comments, critique? Send them to ****@lambdacast.comMusic is 'Lively Lumpsucker' by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 LicenseIcon is a modification of 'Communicator' by Juan Pablo Bravo (https://thenounproject.com/term/communicator/47500/)Licensed u..more Producer/Network LambdaCast
Email ****@lambdacast.com
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 4.9/5Apple Reviews 94 Avg Length 67 min Format Long form Get Email Contact

10. Functional Geekery

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Functional Geeks, Geeking Functionally
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Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
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11. Functional Design in Clojure

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Each week, we discuss a software design problem and how we might solve it using functional principles and the Clojure programming language.
Hosts Christoph Neumann, Nate Jones
Producer/Network Christoph Neumann and Nate Jones
Email ****@clojuredesign.club
Estimated Monthly Listeners 1k-10k
Apple Rating 5/5Apple Reviews 45Twitter 1.2K Avg Length 28 min Format Medium form Since Nov 2018 Get Email Contact

12. Functional Futures

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Functional Futures is a podcast where we interview people that are building the future of functional programming. From compiler developers juggling parsers, lexers, and type theory to software developers working on industry-grade libraries and codebases, we have something for the taste of every FP enthusiast out there.more Producer/Network Serokell
Email ****@serokell.io
Apple Reviews 2Facebook 375Twitter 7KInstagram 103 Avg Length 80 min Format Long form Get Email Contact