

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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Aug 25, 2020 • 1h 16min
Spotlight – “Seeing” Home Assistant from a different perspective
Rohan and Phil talk to Keith, a blind user of Home Assistant about the unique challenges of accessibility within Home Assistant and Home Automation in general.
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/sp006/
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
Keith Watson
Twitter: @TKeithWatson
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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
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
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Aug 12, 2020 • 1h 8min
Home Assistant Podcast 71 – 0.114, Home Assistant goes dark and talking to Glen
Rohan and Phil break down the 0.114 release and the new features in the mobile apps. Glen joins us to talk Home Automation
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha071/
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
Glen Verran
Twitter: @GlenVerran
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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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Jul 22, 2020 • 1h 13min
Home Assistant Podcast 70 – 0.113, Inovelli Switches and automating batteries with Billy
Rohan and Phil are joined by Billy to break down the 0.113 release and talk to Billy from Montana about how he uses 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/ha070/
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
Billy Neuburger
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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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Jul 1, 2020 • 55min
Home Assistant Podcast 69 – 0.112 and talking to Adrian
Rohan and Phil are joined by Adrian from the UK to break down the 0.112 Home Assistant release, and talk Home Automation
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha069/
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
Adrian Merwood
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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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Jun 10, 2020 • 46min
Home Assistant Podcast 68 – 0.111, Belkin Wemo, Automatic and Nathan
Rohan and Phil break down the 0.111 release, Belkin forces wemo devices on the cloud, and we talk with Nathan and learn how he is automating his life with 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/ha068/
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
Nathan Li
Website: https://n-l1.github.io/home
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
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May 20, 2020 • 1h 16min
Home Assistant Podcast 67 – Wink & Belkin do a number on smart home users and we discuss 0.110
James joins Rohan and Phil to break down the mega 0.110 release and we discuss Wink and Belkin’s efforts to drive smart home users away from their brands.
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha067/
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 Petersen
Twitter: @EduCoder
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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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Apr 29, 2020 • 39min
Home Assistant Podcast 66 – 0.109 and monitoring industrial machines with Mat
Rohan and Phil discuss the new features in 0.109, and Mat shares how he used Home Assistant to monitor industrial machines.
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha066/
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
Mat Barry
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
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Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
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Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
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Apr 20, 2020 • 46min
Home Assistant Podcast – Talking #YAMLGate with Paulus
Paulus comes to talk with Rohan and Phil about what's new with Home Assistant, and we discuss the recent announcements regarding YAML support.
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/x001/
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
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
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Apr 8, 2020 • 44min
Home Assistant Podcast 65 – 0.108, The Dark Sky Goes Dark and Jayden
Apple acquires The Dark Sky weather service, Rohan and Phil break down 0.108 and Jayden comes on for a chat
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha065/
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
Jayden Litolff
Website: http://jaybigguy10.gitlab.io
Twitter: @JayBigGuy10
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Hosts
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Phil Hawthorne
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @philhawthorne
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Rohan Karamandi
Website
Smart Home Products
Twitter: @rohank9
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Mar 18, 2020 • 1h 13min
Home Assistant Podcast 64 – 0.107, we bid adieu to Lightify and say hello to Quentin
Lightify from Osram set to close their cloud smart home offering in 2021. We chat with Quentin about Home Assistant 0.107
For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this episode, be sure to check the notes at
https://hasspodcast.io/ha064/
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
Quentin Stafford-Fraser
Website: https://quentinsf.com
Twitter: @quentinsf
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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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