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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.

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every 12 days
Average duration
54 minutes
Episodes
214
Years Active
2017 - 2025
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Alexa, who’s turn is it to shower first?

Alexa, who’s turn is it to shower first?

Rohan and Phil talk to Dan from the USA about some of his interesting uses of Home Assistant.

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01:00:08  |   Thu 17 Feb 2022
2022.2 – Streamlining Experiences and over 2.5k contributions

2022.2 – Streamlining Experiences and over 2.5k contributions

Rohan and Phil break down the first Home Assistant release for 2022, and its a big one!

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00:46:22  |   Wed 02 Feb 2022
Brett and his passive aggressive automations

Brett and his passive aggressive automations

From locking people in the toilet, to hacking hover boards. Rohan and Phil talk to Brett about his use of Home Assistant

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01:02:30  |   Mon 10 Jan 2022
Spotlight – Material Design Icons & Home Assistant

Spotlight – Material Design Icons & Home Assistant

Rohan and Phil talk to Michael, a core contributor to the Material Design Icons project.

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00:52:24  |   Fri 17 Dec 2021
2021.12 – Updated configuration panel and a new button entity

2021.12 – Updated configuration panel and a new button entity

Rohan and Phil break down the final release of 2021, talk about Dark Sky replacements, and how many automations they have in their smart homes

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00:43:07  |   Thu 09 Dec 2021
How Joshua is automating the “I got home safely” message and powering smart blinds by ethernet

How Joshua is automating the “I got home safely” message and powering smart blinds by ethernet

Joshua joins Rohan and Phil to give a breakdown of his smart home, including automating a safety message when someone gets home

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00:43:09  |   Wed 17 Nov 2021
2021.11 – Configuring devices on the network with ease, and entity categories

2021.11 – Configuring devices on the network with ease, and entity categories

Rohan and Phil take a look at the 2021.11 release. Phil discusses his use of Heimdall, which is similar to the new feature Home Assistant just released.

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00:41:14  |   Wed 03 Nov 2021
Integrating MySensors devices into Home Assistant with Dan

Integrating MySensors devices into Home Assistant with Dan

Rohan and Phil chat with Dan from the USA to learn about MySensors and how they can be used with Home Assistant

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00:51:39  |   Wed 20 Oct 2021
2021.10 – Tuya integrates officially, and we announce the winner of our competition

2021.10 – Tuya integrates officially, and we announce the winner of our competition

Rohan and Phil break down the 2021.10 release, and announce the winner of their competition celebrating 100 episodes of the Home Assistant Podcast.

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00:45:21  |   Wed 06 Oct 2021
Measuring how much beer is in the fridge with Alan

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.

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00:54:39  |   Wed 22 Sep 2021
2021.9 – USB Devices, Batteries and Gas Meters

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

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00:44:22  |   Wed 01 Sep 2021
Spotlight – Using Home Assistant to sequence COVID-19

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-…

00:51:17  |   Wed 18 Aug 2021
2021.8 – New Energy dashboard and a new venture for us

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.

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00:44:11  |   Wed 04 Aug 2021
Keyless Locks, Panic Buttons and automating Electric Fireplaces with Marlon

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

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00:55:02  |   Sat 24 Jul 2021
2021.7 – Adding ID’s to our automation triggers, and provisioning ESP devices with ease

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.

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01:04:17  |   Wed 07 Jul 2021
Using Home Assistant to help sick family around the home with Keiran

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.

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01:19:13  |   Wed 23 Jun 2021
2021.6 – Faster Philips Hue, and a little bit of everything

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.

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00:36:55  |   Wed 02 Jun 2021
Creating the ultimate environmental board gaming experience with Anthony

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

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00:57:57  |   Wed 19 May 2021
2021.5 – A better integrations dashboard and getting the status of remote services

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.

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00:35:08  |   Wed 05 May 2021
Bridging ecosystems for better home media control with Luke

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.

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01:03:02  |   Wed 21 Apr 2021
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