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
Catching up with Travis aka digiblurDIY to talk Home Assistant
We’re kicking off our new creators special episodes by talking to one of the best out there, Travis from the YouTube channel digiblurDIY.
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2025.4 - A new areas dashboard and some big announcements (for us!)
A new Areas dashboard type lands in 2025.4. Meanwhile we’ve got some announcements about the podcast to share
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Chapters
00:00:58 Upcoming Sta…
Jeroen’s energy dashboard and e-ink calendar display
Jeroen is a software developer from The Netherlands with a passion for saving money by saving energy. In this episode Jeroen shares his energy dashboard and e-ink calendar display.
Home Assistant 2025.3 lands with more dashboard improvements
Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2025.3 release, which brings more dashboard improvements, and discuss the latest “voice chapter” update. Meanwhile SmartThings collaborates with Home Assista…
How Damien Uses Home Assistant to Simplify Life
See what happens when a tech-savvy teacher turned police officer dives deep into the world of Home Assistant. Phil and Rohan chat with Damien about his automation setup, the coolest integrations he's…
2025.2 - Broadcasting our backups to OneDrive and Google Drive
2025.2 is here with a bunch of new updates to the backups feature, and the Home Assistant voice assistant gets some long awaited new skills. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss a new office occupancy se…
CES 2025 Debrief
Rohan and Phil go to CES 2025 in Las Vegas. In this episode they give an outline of some of the things they experienced from an open source and Home Assistant perspective.
Automating the pool pump started Gavin’s smart home journey
Gavin from the Home Tech Podcast stops by to talk about his smart home journey with Home Assistant. From automating the pool to soil sensors and cameras, Gavin has tackled a lot
2025.1 - Backups, Voice and What The Heck?!
2025 is here and Home Assistant is kicking it off with a new cloud-ready backup solution, and a bunch of updates that have been making peoples heads scratch for a while
Meet Missy - Community Manager for Nabu Casa
You may not know her, but you have most likely seen or read her work. Missy is the social media and community manager for Nabu Casa, and a home assistant user.
Chapters
00:00:52 - Meet Missy
00:01:28 …
Frenck Takes over the Podcast w/ Phil & Rohan
For the final release episode of 2024, Frenck decides to turn the microphone and questions back on to Rohan and Phil
Chapters
00:00:17 - Introduction
00:01:51 - Origin of the Home Assistant Podcast
00:03…
2024.12 - Frenck breaks down the final release for 2024 with us
For the final release of the year, Frenck is here to reflect on the year and his recent GitHub Universe experience.
Tim’s Aussie rental automated with Zigbee and Home Assistant
Tim is starting out with his Home Assistant journey like many of us did, in a rental with limited options for changing fixtures.
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Sections and LG ThinQ go official in 2024.11
Section dashboard layouts are now official. LG comes to the party creating an official LG ThinQ integration. Phil and Rohan discuss the modern cord cutter dilemma
Using AI to help with your household admin w/ Benjamin
Learn how Benjamin is using AI integrations with Home Assistant to help organise and manage some of those mundane tasks we all have to do
Timestamps:
- 00:00:16 - Introduction
- 00:01:13 - Benjamin's Journe…
Grant Hinds on his smart home journey with Home Assistant
Grant is a South African tech enthusiast and content creator, who joins Rohan and Phil to discuss his joy of using Home Assistant in his smart home
Chapters
00:01:23 - Background in Tech and Smart Home…
Google Photos Integration and Energy Usage Monitoring in Home Assistant 2024.10
In this episode 2024.10 of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne discuss many exciting updates which extend from YAML updates to Tesla Fleet and EV integration. From ne…
From Slopes to Smart Homes: Using Home Assistant for Ski Conditions and Traffic Tracking w/ Nick Dawson
In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne are joined by Nick Dawson, a ski instructor, mountain guide, and passionate home automation enthusiast. The con…
HACS 2.0 and New Integration Features in Home Assistant 2024.9
In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Phil Hawthorne and Rohan Karamandi, discuss the recent appointment of Paulus on the Z-Wave Alliance board, and dive into the improvements with HAC…
Integrating and Advancing Smart Home Technologies with Nir Lavi
In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne have a fascinating discussion with Nir Lavi, an enthusiast and active contributor to the home automation commun…