Elm Town

About Elm Town

A podcast about the people making and using the Elm language, and the things that they do.

Publisher

Jared M. Smith

Category

technology

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

24 Sept 2016

Latest episode

19 May 2026

Latest episodes

92 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   19 May 2026

   Elm Town 90 – Wonder: Contorting yourself with Ari Schlesinger

   Ari Schlesinger illuminates a unique path of social responsibility carved through the tech world, using feminism as a guide while bearing attacks, criticism, and contortion. That trail led Ari to ask how programming languages shape society and, eventually, to research Elm—the compiler, error messages, and community.

2. 

   24 Mar 2026

   Elm Town 89 – Elm Camp 2026

   Elm Camp organizers Katja Mordaunt and Tomáš Látal share details about the June 15th-18th, 2026 event in Olomouc, Czech Republic, and extend an open invitation to Elm-curious folks in the broader community. Tickets on sale as of publishing!

3. 

   16 Dec 2025

   Elm Town 88 – Wonder: Unconscious bias with Felienne Hermans

   Felienne Hermans relates her journey in programming—writing _The Programmer's Brain_, uncovering biases within computing culture & herself, and building the multilingual, gradual-syntax programming language Hedy. We even dip into AI (trigger warning) and dumb phones.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

YouTube views

8,380

Score snapshot 15 Sept 2025

Apple Podcasts (US)

5.0 / 5

14 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

7 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 65 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

63

Social presence

0

YouTube

74

Engagement

92

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Guest appearances

Books guests

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