In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, hosts Phil Hawthorne and Rohan Karamandi provide the latest updates and features of Home Assistant version 2024.8 and more! They discuss various topics, including the discontinuation of Telstra TV and Nike's self-lacing shoes, environmental concerns related to e-waste, and notable updates in the Home A…

Season 4, Episode 18: They shall be famed; for there the sun shall greet them And draw their honors reeking up to heaven, Leaving their earthly parts to choke your clime, The smell whereof shall breed a plague in France. Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo…

Season 4, Episode 17: How badly do you want to take a cruise? Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes music. In fact, brand new albums include t…

Season 4, Episode 16: Sometimes you just can't go home again. Mike Richards has boarded the exploratory ship Orville, or at least the podcasting version of it. You can hear him deep dive into that show as well as the 2024 "Ted" series at Mission Log: The Orville: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/mission-log-the-orville/ Please dig us on Facebo…

In this episode of the Home Assistant Podcast, Rohan Karamandi and Phil Hawthorne have an engaging conversation with Jason Shearer, a long-time listener and an engineering leader in the technology industry. Jason shares his fascinating journey from experimenting with home automation in his first condo to integrating advanced technologies into his c…

Season 4, Episode 15: Where does he get those wonderful toys? Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes music. In fact, brand new albums include t…

Season 4, Episode 14: You're only as young as you feel. John Champion has been sussing out the messages, morals, and meetings of every episode of Star Trek for more than a decade at the Mission Log podcast. Head over here to get into that: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/ Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into …

2024.7, Year of the voice chapter 7, and an amazing ESPHome update are just some of the goodies released Rohan and Phil break down. Chapters 00:44 ESPHome Update Entities 05:16 Year of the voice chapter 7 18:49 2204.7 20:11 Home Assistant Roadmap 29:05 20247 Continued For complete show notes and more information about the topics discussed in this e…

Season 4, Episode 13: The best exhibits are a little dangerous. Andrew's got his feminist, cult-cinema film-making collective Gonzoriffic. And he's just published his first book "Everybodies:" https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0CRFB7T9Z/ref=x_gr_bb_amazon?ie=UTF8&tag=x_gr_bb_amazon-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=9325&creativeASIN=B0CRFB7T9Z&Su…

Season 4, Episode 12: No, not the one with Barbara Eden. This other one. Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes music. In fact, brand new album…

Florian from The Netherlands joins Rohan and Phil to break down his smart home journey, and some of the decisions made when designing his families smart home. Chapters 00:56 Getting started with Home Assistant 12:23 Design Considerations for a smart home 17:00 Protocols in the smart home 19:17 100 Devices on Zigbee 27:40 Home Assistant Hardware 29:…

Season 4, Episode 11: When the Mandela Effect is just not strong enough for you. Mike Richards has boarded the exploratory ship Orville, or at least the podcasting version of it. You can hear him deep dive into that show as well as the 2024 "Ted" series at Mission Log: The Orville: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/mission-log-the-orville/ Plea…

Season 4, Episode 10: I mean, you could say that about any time. John Champion has been sussing out the messages, morals, and meetings of every episode of Star Trek for more than a decade at the Mission Log podcast. Head over here to get into that: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/ Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our di…

From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHome Chapters 01:04 LLM AI Support for Home Assistant 09:52 Assust Room Awareness 10:58 Section Layout Control 13:28 Blueprint Collapsible Sections 14:23 Grouping Actions 17:04 Matter Matters 18:24 Disabling Expired Login Tokens in…

Season 4, Episode 9: You can't always trust the press. Dorian suggested you hear this song by The Fall: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouf0buKLZr8 Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.pat…

Season 4, Episode 8: Multiple guest hosts specifically asked not to have to talk about this episode. Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes mus…

From digital photo frames, irrigation and (almost) his children, Daniel has automated a lot with Home Assistant and ESPHome Chapters 01:03 Getting started with Home Automation 02:51 Building a smart home 09:36 Partner Acceptance Rules for a Smart House 12:15 Smart Home Module Life Cycles 16:27 ESPHome 22:08 Water and Energy Monitoring 30:45 Irrigat…

Season 4, Episode 7: Some girls are cattier than others. Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes music. In fact, brand new albums include the ps…

Season 4, Episode 6: There's never been a heartier crew to pilot a Death Ship. Mike Richards has boarded the exploratory ship Orville, or at least the podcasting version of it. You can hear him deep dive into that show at Mission Log: The Orville: https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/mission-log-the-orville/ Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, …

Season 4, Episode 5: Could it be that mid-century German scientists were running questionable experiments?!? Charlynn talks the Trek, and gives you the lowdown about "Star Trek: Prodigy" over at "Mission Log: Prodigy:" https://podcasts.roddenberry.com/show/mission-log-prodigy/ Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives in…

The State of the Open Home live stream had some big announcements for Home Assistant and its future. Frenck fills in for Rohan to go behind the scenes and break down the announcements, and the latest Home Assistant release Chapters 01:10 State of the Open Home 03:47 New Owner of Home Assistant 05:40 Home Assistant Foundation 10:56 How many homes us…

Season 4, Episode 4: He'll never truly be dead as long as we remember him. Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes music. In fact, brand new alb…

Season 4, Episode 3: A new career in a new town? Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes music. In fact, brand new albums include the psychedeli…

Kurt from Belgium loves everything to do with technology. So there’s little surprise as Kurt shares with us all the ways he is using Home Assistant to make his life smarter Chapters 02:05 Getting started with Home Automation 10:10 Smart Locks 14:35 Solving the smart home for non tech people 15:53 Driving Automations 20:40 AI for the smart home 24:1…

Season 4, Episode 2: Maybe he just wants to sleep with the fishes, see? Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes music. In fact, brand new albums…

Season 4, Episode 1: The old, grey town she ain't what she used to be. John Champion has been sussing out the messages, morals, and meetings of every episode of Star Trek for almost a decade at the Mission Log podcast. Head over here to get into that: https://www.missionlogpodcast.com/ Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our…

2024.4 lands with a much requested feature - an ability to organise our automations, scripts and devices. Rohan and Phil break down the 2024.4 release and the Voice Assistant community content winners Chapters 00:00 Intro 00:47 State of the Open Home 02:06 Voice Assistant Community Awards 10:03 2024.4 29:52 Maps and Webpage Dashboards 32:15 Section…

Welcome to Time Enough Podcast, where we talk about the movies "Twilight" and "Forbidden Zone." Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreon.com/podcastiopodcastius And Matt makes music. I…

Dive deep into Twilight Zone season three with regular guests Andrew Shearer, Sean Bysom, Mark Malek, Brian Clayton, and your host Matt Comegys. Please dig us on Facebook and Twitter, and support this and our dives into other media like films of all types and prime Nintendo video games at our Patreon home of Podcastio Podcastius: https://www.patreo…

Brian is a spacecraft systems engineer, who uses Home Assistant to automate his house, and help him remember some of the earthly world problems in his day-to-day life Chapters 00:00 Intro 03:25 Getting started with Home Assistant 05:59 Who's in the house 08:39 Protocols Used in the House 10:24 Driving Automations 13:48 Hardware used for Home Assist…