

Home Assistant Podcast
HK Media
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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Feb 17, 2021 • 1h 21min
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/
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Special thanks to todays guest
Marc Alexander
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
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Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
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Feb 3, 2021 • 44min
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 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
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Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
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Jan 26, 2021 • 1h 6min
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 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
Liam Matthews
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
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Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Jan 6, 2021 • 1h 2min
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 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
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Rohan Karamandi
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Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
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Dec 15, 2020 • 1h 30min
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 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
James Callaghan
Website: http://jcallaghan.com/
Twitter: @jamescallaghan
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Twitter: @rohank9
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Nov 18, 2020 • 1h
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 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
Sean Buckley
Website: https://seanb.co.uk/
Twitter: @seanb-uk
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Twitter: @rohank9
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Oct 28, 2020 • 1h 2min
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 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
Glenn Versweyveld
Website: http://depblog.weblogs.us/
Twitter: @Depechie
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Twitter: @rohank9
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Oct 7, 2020 • 1h
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 Home Assistant project. Configuration is via the User Interface so no fiddling with router settings, dynamic DNS or YAML.
Special thanks to todays guest
Vinçon Estourgie
Twitter: @@Vincon_G
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
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Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Twitter: @rohank9
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Sep 17, 2020 • 1h 41min
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 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
Paulus Schoutsen
Twitter: @balloob
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
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Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Twitter: @rohank9
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Sep 2, 2020 • 1h 2min
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 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
Pete Stothers
Website: http://xbmcnut.blogspot.com/
Home Assistant Config: https://github.com/xbmcnut/Hass.ioConfig
Twitter: @xbmcnut
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
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Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Twitter: @rohank9
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