Podcast Episodes
Back to Search
Inside the Open Home: Darren Griffin
Episode 211
Go inside the Open Home Foundation with Darren, the web developer behind Home Assistant’s sites. From keeping the various Open Home Project websites …
7 months, 2 weeks ago
Brewing With Home Assistant: From Modbus PIDs to ESPHome Fermentation Control with Greg Martin
Episode 210
Greg joins Phil and Rohan to share how he built a brewery control system with ESPHome and Home Assistant: Modbus PID retrofits, ESP32-based temperatu…
7 months, 3 weeks ago
Home Assistant 2025.11: Improved target picker and energy pie charts
Episode 209
In this episode Phil and Rohan break down Home Assistant 2025.11. We cover the revamped Automation UI with the new target picker, naming options on d…
8 months ago
Garage Doors, E‑Ink Dashboards, and Entity Chaos with the Evil Genius Dave Slusher
Episode 208
Podcaster Dave Slusher joins Phil and Rohan to share hard-won smart home lessons: building a reliable mesh, solving a 100m mailbox sensor with Z-Wave…
8 months, 1 week ago
The Reluctant Home Assistant Guy: From Hue Chaos to Hour‑of‑Power Wins
Episode 207
Chris joins Phil and Rohan to share a brutally honest smart home journey: starting with Philips Hue, hitting limits with multiple bridges, battling M…
8 months, 2 weeks ago
AirGradient: From Thai Wildfires to Open Source Hardware feat Achim Haug
Episode 206
Discover the origins of AirGradient, which began as a volunteer project in Northern Thailand during the harsh "burning season" of 2019. Learn how thi…
8 months, 3 weeks ago
Philips Hue's New Bridge and the Cat Automation Problem with Josh Burg
Episode 205
We're joined by psychologist Josh Burg, who shares his unique journey from Google Home to a fully local Home Assistant setup. We get to see how he’s …
9 months ago
Voice goes bilingual with Home Assistant 2025.10
Episode 204
Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.10 release, which includes bilingual support for assistants. Meanwhile Sonos finds a new partner, and we an…
9 months, 1 week ago
Beyond the Bulb: Gimmy Chu Talks Nanoleaf, Smart Homes & Community Integration
Phil and Rohan talk to Gimmy Chu, CEO of Nanoleaf, about the Nanoleaf smart lighting ecosystem, their open API vision, and how Nanoleaf got its start…
9 months, 2 weeks ago
Smart Home Automation for Accessibility with Thomas
Episode 202
Phil and Rohan chat with Thomas about his journey building an accessible smart home with Home Assistant. From experimenting with bulbs and voice assi…
9 months, 3 weeks ago