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Home Assistant Podcast

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Join hosts Phil Hawthorne and Rohan Karamandi as they explore the newest Home Assistant releases and the latest Home Automation news. Featuring guests who use or contribute to Home Assistant, the podcast aims to inspire new ways to make your home smarter.

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2021.9 – USB Devices, Batteries and Gas Meters 01.09.2021 44:22

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.9 release and share some entries to the Nabu Casa Cloud giveaway competition For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha093/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to...

Spotlight – Using Home Assistant to sequence COVID-19 18.08.2021 51:17

Will, Assistant Professor of Microbiology & Immunology at Drexel University College of Medicine joins Rohan and Phil to talk about how he's using Home Assistant to streamline the sequencing of COVID-19 For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp007/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special...

2021.8 – New Energy dashboard and a new venture for us 04.08.2021 44:11

2021.8 brings a new energy dashboard to Home Assistant, while we announce a competition and a new show. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha092/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google a...

Keyless Locks, Panic Buttons and automating Electric Fireplaces with Marlon 24.07.2021 55:02

Marlon joins Rohan and Phil, author of The Smart Home Manual about his home automation journey with Home Assistant For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha091/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect...

2021.7 – Adding ID’s to our automation triggers, and provisioning ESP devices with ease 07.07.2021 1:04:17

Rohan and Phil break down the goodies coming in with 2021.7. Phil discusses his experience setting up an ESP32 device for the first time with the ESP web tools. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha090/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Hom...

Using Home Assistant to help sick family around the home with Keiran 23.06.2021 1:19:13

Rohan and Phil talk to Keiran on how he uses Home Assistant around the home, and how he was able to use it to assist his girlfriend after surgery. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha089/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cl...

2021.6 – Faster Philips Hue, and a little bit of everything 02.06.2021 36:55

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.6 release, and Rohan talks about the outdoor smart plug from Lutron. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha088/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google a...

Creating the ultimate environmental board gaming experience with Anthony 19.05.2021 57:57

Rohan and Phil talk with Anthony about how he uses Home Assistant to bring a more immersive experience for his board games For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha087/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily...

2021.5 – A better integrations dashboard and getting the status of remote services 05.05.2021 35:08

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.5 release and Rohan’s status page in Lovelace. Phil shares some of his sensors for monitoring various services and containers on his network. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha086/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to...

Bridging ecosystems for better home media control with Luke 21.04.2021 1:03:02

Rohan and Phil are joined by Luke from Western Australia, who explains how he uses Home Assistant to make the ultimate home media controller. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha085/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud b...

2021.4 – Debugging our automations, experimenting with Node-RED and getting future plans from Paulus 07.04.2021 1:02:20

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.4 release. Rohan talks about his experience making the switch to Node-RED, and Paulus talks about future plans for Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha084/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponso...

Talking the ESPHome Acquisition with Paulus 23.03.2021 33:51

In this special episode we dig a bit deeper into Nabu Casa's acquisition of the ESPHome project with Home Assistant founder Paulus. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha083/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Paulus Schoutsen Twitter: @balloob ----- Hosts ---...

2021.3, TP-Link Backflip, Using NFC Tags for Chores 03.03.2021 34:27

TP-Link does a back-flip on their local API, Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.3 release For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha082/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voi...

Chatting to Marc about using Home Assistant for reminders and nudges around the house 17.02.2021 1:21:12

Rohan and Phil talk to Marc from the UK about his use of Home Assistant around the house, automating reminders and requests for items across his home For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha081/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon Special thanks to todays guest Marc Alexander ----- Hosts ----- Phi...

2021.2, vulnerabilities in custom components and a new Z-wave integration 03.02.2021 43:45

Rohan and Phil discuss the 2021.2 release, the security vulnerabilities announced in January 2021, and the new Z-wave JS integration For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha080/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsors Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu C...

Keeping the kids comfortable and occupancy sensors for cats with Liam 26.01.2021 1:06:01

Rohan and Phil talk with Liam from the UK about his use of Home Assistant to keep the childrens rooms comfortable, a 3D printed Juke Box and using Deep Stack to detect the state of outdoor items For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha079/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made...

2021.1, ESPHome for Flower Sensors, Tracking Deliveries with DeepStack 06.01.2021 1:01:35

Rohan and Phil are back for 2021 to break down the first monthly release of Home Assistant, and what's going on in their smart homes. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha078/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Na...

Home Assistant Podcast Live from the 2020 Conference 15.12.2020 1:29:58

Recorded live from the 2020 Home Assistant Conference. Rohan, Phil and James break down all the announcements and Home Assistant 1.0! For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha077/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu C...

Home Assistant Podcast 76 – 0.118, PSA for TP-Link smart switch owners and using ZoneMinder with Sean 18.11.2020 1:00:27

Sean from the UK joins Rohan and Phil where we discuss a breaking firmware update issued by TP-Link for their Wifi smart switches, and how Sean uses ZoneMinder in his smart home for security. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha076/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made pos...

Home Assistant Podcast 75 – 0.117 and softening hard water with Glenn 28.10.2020 1:02:17

Rohan and Phil are joined by Glenn from Belgium to break down the 0.117 release. We say goodbye to the Custom Header component, and learn about Glenn’s uses of Home Assistant. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha075/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to...

Home Assistant Podcast 74 – 0.116, Hacktoberfest and tracking cars with Vinçon 07.10.2020 1:00:06

Rohan and Phil are joined by Vinçon to talk about Hacktoberfest 2020, 0.116 and how Vinçon uses Home Assistant to track his cars. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha074/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa...

Home Assistant Podcast 73 – Paulus joins us to talk 0.115, Media Browser, Tags, IFTTT Pro + more 17.09.2020 1:41:28

One of the biggest Home Assistant releases means we've got one of our longest episodes. Paulus joins us to celebrate the 7th birthday of Home Assistant and to break down 0.115. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha073/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thank...

Home Assistant Podcast 72 – What the Heck there’s no release today! So we’re talking with Pete instead 02.09.2020 1:01:44

With the next Home Assistant release delayed, Rohan and Phil deep dive into the world of Pete from New Zealand and his smart home setup. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha072/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nab...

Spotlight – “Seeing” Home Assistant from a different perspective 25.08.2020 1:16:16

Rohan and Phil talk to Keith, a blind user of Home Assistant about the unique challenges of accessibility within Home Assistant and Home Automation in general. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/sp006/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home...

Home Assistant Podcast 71 – 0.114, Home Assistant goes dark and talking to Glen 12.08.2020 1:08:09

Rohan and Phil break down the 0.114 release and the new features in the mobile apps. Glen joins us to talk Home Automation For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha071/ Support Rohan and Phil on Patreon This episode was made possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily...