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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.

Episodes

Measuring how much beer is in the fridge with Alan

Rohan and Phil talk to Alan from Australia, where he explains how he's using Arduino's to measure how much beer is in the fridge, amongst other things. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha094/ 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 and Amazon voice assistants for a small month...

Sep 22, 202155 min

2021.9 – USB Devices, Batteries and Gas Meters

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 Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant pro...

Sep 01, 202144 min

Spotlight – Using Home Assistant to sequence COVID-19

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 thanks to todays guest Will Dampier ----- Hosts ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Tw...

Aug 18, 202151 min

2021.8 – New Energy dashboard and a new venture for us

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 and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Co...

Aug 04, 202144 min

Keyless Locks, Panic Buttons and automating Electric Fireplaces with Marlon

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 to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant ...

Jul 24, 202155 min

2021.7 – Adding ID’s to our automation triggers, and provisioning ESP devices with ease

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 Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small mont...

Jul 07, 20211 hr 4 min

Using Home Assistant to help sick family around the home with Keiran

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 Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that a...

Jun 23, 20211 hr 19 min

2021.6 – Faster Philips Hue, and a little bit of everything

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 and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Co...

Jun 02, 202137 min

Creating the ultimate environmental board gaming experience with Anthony

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 connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home As...

May 19, 202158 min

2021.5 – A better integrations dashboard and getting the status of remote services

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 our sponsors Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants...

May 05, 202135 min

Bridging ecosystems for better home media control with Luke

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 by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also s...

Apr 21, 20211 hr 3 min

2021.4 – Debugging our automations, experimenting with Node-RED and getting future plans from Paulus

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 sponsors Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a smal...

Apr 07, 20211 hr 2 min

Talking the ESPHome Acquisition with Paulus

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 ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karama...

Mar 23, 202134 min

2021.3, TP-Link Backflip, Using NFC Tags for Chores

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 voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assistant project. Configuration i...

Mar 03, 202134 min

Chatting to Marc about using Home Assistant for reminders and nudges around the house

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 ----- Phil Hawthorne Website Smart Home Products Twitter: @philhawthorne Buy Phil a Coffee Rohan Karamandi We...

Feb 17, 20211 hr 21 min

2021.2, vulnerabilities in custom components and a new Z-wave integration

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 Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports ...

Feb 03, 202144 min

Keeping the kids comfortable and occupancy sensors for cats with Liam

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 possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon...

Jan 26, 20211 hr 6 min

2021.1, ESPHome for Flower Sensors, Tracking Deliveries with DeepStack

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 Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also suppo...

Jan 06, 20211 hr 2 min

Home Assistant Podcast Live from the 2020 Conference

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 Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports ...

Dec 15, 20202 hr 30 min

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

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 possible thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon vo...

Nov 18, 20201 hr

Home Assistant Podcast 75 – 0.117 and softening hard water with Glenn

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 our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants f...

Oct 28, 20201 hr 2 min

Home Assistant Podcast 74 – 0.116, Hacktoberfest and tracking cars with Vinçon

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 Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the ...

Oct 07, 20201 hr

Home Assistant Podcast 73 – Paulus joins us to talk 0.115, Media Browser, Tags, IFTTT Pro + more

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 thanks to our sponsor Home Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assista...

Sep 17, 20202 hr 41 min

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

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 Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also suppor...

Sep 02, 20201 hr 2 min

Spotlight – “Seeing” Home Assistant from a different perspective

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 Assistant Cloud by Nabu Casa Easily connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small month...

Aug 25, 20201 hr 16 min

Home Assistant Podcast 71 – 0.114, Home Assistant goes dark and talking to Glen

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 connect to Google and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home As...

Aug 12, 20201 hr 8 min

Home Assistant Podcast 70 – 0.113, Inovelli Switches and automating batteries with Billy

Rohan and Phil are joined by Billy to break down the 0.113 release and talk to Billy from Montana about how he uses 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/ha070/ 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 and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports th...

Jul 22, 20201 hr 13 min

Home Assistant Podcast 69 – 0.112 and talking to Adrian

Rohan and Phil are joined by Adrian from the UK to break down the 0.112 Home Assistant release, and 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/ha069/ 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 and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fee that also supports the Home Assi...

Jul 01, 202055 min

Home Assistant Podcast 68 – 0.111, Belkin Wemo, Automatic and Nathan

Rohan and Phil break down the 0.111 release, Belkin forces wemo devices on the cloud, and we talk with Nathan and learn how he is automating his life 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/ha068/ 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 and Amazon voice assistants for a s...

Jun 10, 202046 min

Home Assistant Podcast 67 – Wink & Belkin do a number on smart home users and we discuss 0.110

James joins Rohan and Phil to break down the mega 0.110 release and we discuss Wink and Belkin’s efforts to drive smart home users away from their brands. For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at https://hasspodcast.io/ha067/ 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 and Amazon voice assistants for a small monthly fe...

May 20, 20201 hr 16 min