

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
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Sep 5, 2023 • 40min
Mowing the lawn with Home Assistant 2023.9
The hosts discuss the 2023.9 release, Home Assistant's 10th anniversary, and upcoming release party and birthday celebration events. They talk about improvements to setup and device configuration, including new features for tile cards and climate control. They also mention new features and updates, such as Schlage locks and Swedish traffic camera feeds, and discuss challenges with ads and plans for podcast improvement. The hosts provide advice on maintaining Zigbee network stability and share a listener's positive experience. They express gratitude to listeners and discuss a cool card collection.

Aug 28, 2023 • 1h 20min
How John made a Saturn V Rocket Launch Pad with ESPHome
John shares his smart home journey and discusses topics like building a complex home automation system, wiring the house for smart home automation, automating garage doors, setting up a sprinkler system, designing and 3D printing, favorite automations, and DIY aesthetics.

Aug 15, 2023 • 1h 2min
Making an automated heated bed for the cat with Christian Kilvington
Christian Kilvington joins Rohan and Phil to discuss his smart home journey. They explore transitioning from Sonoff to Xiaomi devices, setting up a dashboard and troubleshooting streaming issues. They also talk about automated cat feeders, receiving and differentiating notifications through Home Assistant, and implementing package detection for home deliveries.

Jul 31, 2023 • 38min
Translating what’s new in Home Assistant 2023.8
Generating images with AI, a new event entity type and more translations hit 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/ha137/
Watch this episode on YouTube
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. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Buy Phil a Coffee
Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
Buy Rohan a Coffee
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Jul 9, 2023 • 1h 11min
Michael Hansen on the year of the voice 2023 and what’s next
With 2023 the year of the voice, Rohan and Phil talk with Mike Hansen about what’s being worked on, and what the future may hold
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/sp009/
Watch this episode on YouTube
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. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
Special thanks to todays guest
Michael Hansen
Website: https://synesthesiam.com
Twitter: @rhasspy
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Buy Phil a Coffee
Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
Buy Rohan a Coffee
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Jul 3, 2023 • 1h 1min
2023.7 – Home Assistant…Returns? Responds back?
2023.7 brings in the biggest change to Home Assistant in 10 years. Rohan and Phil break it down along with all the other goodies
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha135/
Watch this episode on YouTube
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. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Buy Phil a Coffee
Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
Buy Rohan a Coffee
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jun 24, 2023 • 1h 8min
Tracking the tides of the River Thames with Rian
Rohan and Phil talk with Rian about his Home Assistant setup, including arduinos, NFC tags and a bunch more
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha134/
Watch this episode on YouTube
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. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
Special thanks to todays guest
Rian Ó Cuinneagáin
Website: http://www.rianoc.com
Twitter: @rianoc
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Buy Phil a Coffee
Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
Buy Rohan a Coffee
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

Jun 7, 2023 • 1h 4min
2023.6 – Network Storage and a brand new Integrations Page
2023.6 lands with a brand new integration page layout, and for OS users network storage support. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss their vacuum cleaners and gadgets
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha133/
Watch this episode on YouTube
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. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Buy Phil a Coffee
Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
Buy Rohan a Coffee
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

May 19, 2023 • 1h 9min
Philip’s KNX Powered Smart Home
Rohan and Phil talk to Philip from Germany, who has an extensive smart home powered by KNX and 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/ha132/
Watch this episode on YouTube
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. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
Special thanks to todays guest
Philip Rösler
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Buy Phil a Coffee
Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
Buy Rohan a Coffee
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy

May 4, 2023 • 38min
Let’s Talk About 2023.5
The year of the voice chapter 2 brings some new goodies landing in Home Assistant 2023.5
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha131/
Watch this episode on YouTube
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. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
Buy Phil a Coffee
Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
Buy Rohan a Coffee
Privacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy


