Home Assistant Podcast
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.
- Update frequency
- every 12 days
- Average duration
- 54 minutes
- Episodes
- 214
- Years Active
- 2017 - 2025
Tsvi Mostovicz on creating the Jewish Calendar component
Join us for a fascinating conversation with Tsvi Mostovicz, the visionary behind Home Assistant's Jewish calendar component, which he developed to enable crucial Sabbath-compliant automations. Discov…
A new Z-wave radio launches, and a new home screen on the horizon with Home Assistant 2024.9
Home Assistant has launched their own Z-wave radio. 2025.9 lands with a new experimental home screen. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss LLM Vision and some of its use cases
Doug Roberson from Shelly USA
Curious about Shelly? COO Doug Roberson explains their local control philosophy, versatile products, and commitment to empowering your Home Assistant experience
An empty-nester sparky’s Home Automation journey
Join us as we talk with Scott, a licensed Electrician with a deep IT background who's been bouncing between code and conduit for years. Discover how this empty-nester crafts ingenious automations, fr…
TJ Huddleston from HomeTech.fm
Phil and Rohan sit down with Jürgen, co-founder of Nuki - a smart lock provider from Europe who has just joined the Works with Home Assistant program. Jürgen shares insights into Nuki's vision, empha…
Home Assistant AI is here with Home Assistant 2025.8
Home Assistant AI Tasks can now help you name and tag your automations, meanwhile the cloud strikes again thanks to Belkin and FutureHome
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Jürgen Pansy, co-founder of Nuki
Phil and Rohan sit down with Jürgen, co-founder of Nuki - a smart lock provider from Europe who has just joined the Works with Home Assistant program. Jürgen shares insights into Nuki's vision, empha…
Paul thinks Home Assistant is "Better Than Fixing Cars"
Join us as Paul Riley, an engineer with a background in rocket fuel systems, shares his journey into smart home automation. Discover how he leverages Home Assistant to tackle practical "little things…
Home Assistant, 3D Printing & Tuya Escapes — With Mark Watt Tech
We sit down with Mark Watt from Mark Watt Tech — the high-fiving hero of Home Assistant tutorials — to chat all things smart home, AI, and turning 3D printing into a side hustle.
We dive into how AI i…
Home Assistant 2025.7 has a question for you
Home Assistant 2025.7 is here, with a much-requested feature, the ability for Voice PE to ask you questions. Rohan and Phil discuss the possibilities and break down some other new features that have …
Justin and Trevor from Apollo Automation
Justin and Trevor from Apollo Automation stop by to share their journey of turning a hobby project into a thriving customer-focussed home automation manufacturer
Andrej’s smart home journey and designing PokyPow
Rohan and Phil chat with Andrej, a passionate Home Assistant user with some truly creative automations—from a relationship point system to a cat doorbell! He’s also developing PokyPow, an ESP-based d…
Trying to convince Pete the DIY Smart Home Guy to embrace Home Assistant
Pete Borchers is one-third of the Technical Difficulties Podcast, host of the DIY Smart Home Guy YouTube channel, and he doesn’t think Home Assistant is the bees-knees. Rohan and Phil try to see Pete…
2025.6 delayed, IKEA and Sonos respectfully breakup
While the Home Assistant core team are off to Dublin for the Open Home Foundation summit, Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.6 release that will ship a week later. Meanwhile we discuss some se…
The evolution of Zooz with Agnes Lorenz
We’re back with another vendors episode, this time talking with Agnes from Zooz about the evolution of Zooz, and the challenges being a smart home company
How Alfredo, Developer Relations at Google uses and teaches Home Assistant
Alfredo shares his journey into home automation, explaining how his exploration aligned with his personal values of privacy, choice, and sustainability, which he found mirrored in Home Assistant's ph…
Talking with Jimmy Hawkins from Automated House
We’re kicking off our new Vendor series of episodes, and first up are Connor and Tez who are making a business of installing Home Assistant for their customers
Paulus joins us to break down 2025.5 and the State of the Open Home
A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2024.5. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to share
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00:02:18 Open Home Fo…
From music theatre to Home Assistant installers with Connor and Tez
We’re kicking off our new Vendor series of episodes, and first up are Connor and Tez who are making a business of installing Home Assistant for their customers
How Bob automates an RV and a smart home with Home Assistant
We talk with Bob who is using Home Assistant to automate and secure his RV, as well as helping his disabled son
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Chapters
00:00:00 Introducti…