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From an Orange Bulb to a Smart Home: Claudia’s Home Assistant Journey
Episode 238
Claudia joins Phil and Rohan to share how an orange Philips Hue bulb sparked a full-blown smart home powered by Home Assistant.
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2 months, 2 weeks ago
From Tuya to Home Assistant: A Kiwi’s Smart Home Journey
Episode 237
Steve from New Zealand (Kiwi Smart Tech) shares his journey from Tuya bulbs to a powerful Home Assistant setup. We dig into garage door woes and wins…
2 months, 3 weeks ago
Home Assistant 2026.6, E‑Ink Unboxing, Yoto, and Smarter Automations
Episode 236
Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2026.6 release, which features updates for Infrared, Purpose specific triggers and conditions. Plus we talk KVM’…
2 months, 4 weeks ago
MiciMike will turn your Google Home Mini into a Home Assistant Voice Satellite
Episode 235
Imre is a Home Assistant user, who was frustrated with his Google Home mini, so he created a PCB that can turn your Google Home Mini into a Home Assi…
3 months ago
Giovanni’s Self-Hosted Home
Episode 234
Giovanni joins Rohan and Phil to dive into a fully local, privacy-first smart home. We cover Home Assistant on an Intel N100, Shelly devices, Zigbee …
3 months, 1 week ago
Mark's Home Assistant Setup: The Good, The Bad, The Exploded Server
Episode 233
Mark went from a rocky SmartThings world to a rock-solid Home Assistant install. He shares his tails of disaster and recovery, as well as his journey…
3 months, 2 weeks ago
Home Assistant 2026.5 introduces RF and RS-232 Control
Episode 232
We’re diving into Home Assistant 2026.5 and re-capping the highlights from State of the Open Home 2026. There’s new RS-232 serial control, dashboard …
3 months, 3 weeks ago
How FireAvert wants to prevent house fires with a smart home twist
Episode 231
We’re sitting down with Nick and Larsen from FireAvert to talk about how FireAvert aims to stop house fires, and how they can tie into smart home sys…
4 months, 1 week ago
How Mike is making heating smarter with Home Assistant
Episode 230
Industrial data pro Mike joins Phil and Rohan to unpack his Home Assistant setup. We dive deep into Node‑RED flows, mmWave presence, actionable dashb…
4 months, 2 weeks ago
Braden’s Reliable, Low-Cost Home Automation System With Zero YAML Powered by Home Assistant
Episode 229
Electrical engineer Braden joins Phil and Rohan to share practical Home Assistant wins. From migrating to Zigbee2MQTT, taming a Whirlpool ice maker w…
4 months, 3 weeks ago