From SimpliSafe to Matter: We’re re-visiting Aaron
Aaron returns to share how his Home Assistant setup evolved from endless tinkering to a rock‑solid system that runs his family life. We cover Z‑Wave provisioning, ESPHome vs off‑the‑shelf reliability,...
20 Jan 1h 12min
Artem’s Energy‑Smart Automations Without the Chaos
By day Artem works for JetBrains, developing coding IDEs for software professionals. But today we want to learn about his smart home, and how he is using Home Assistant to make it more energy efficien...
13 Jan 1h 2min
Home Assistant 2026.1: SendSpin, new Home Dashboard improvements and presence using labels
Rohan and Phil are here to break down the 2026.1 release. We’re talking Home Dashboard improvements, a new multi-room audio protocol from Music Assistant, and of course some Zigbee quirks thrown into ...
6 Jan 43min
187 Automations, 300 Devices: Josh’s Smart Home Assistant Journey
Josh from Josh’s Smart Home joins Phil and Rohan to unpack a 300-device Home Assistant setup running on Home Assistant Green. We dive into the move from SmartThings, building a reliable Zigbee mesh, e...
16 Des 20251h 22min
From Alexa to Assist: NetworkChuck’s Smart Home with Frigate, UniFi, and AI
YouTuber NetworkChuck joins Phil and Rohan to break down his real-world Home Assistant setup: migrating off Alexa, building a Home Assistant voice assistant (with a Terry Crews voice clone!), wiring F...
9 Des 20251h 25min
Home Assistant 2025.12: Labs, Smarter Automations, Real‑Time Energy and Frenck
We’re closing out the final Home Assistant release for 2025 with Frenck and a massive Home Assistant 2025.12. Home Assistant Labs, purpose‑specific triggers and conditions, a smarter automation UI, re...
2 Des 20251h 42min
From Pi to Blue, we’re revisiting Courtenay Watson
We’re revisiting Courtenay, who was last spoke to on Episode 45 six years ago. She’s here to share six years of Home Assistant progress: moving from Raspberry Pi to Home Assistant Blue, mastering the ...
25 Nov 20251h 6min
Inside the Open Home: Darren Griffin
Go inside the Open Home Foundation with Darren, the web developer behind Home Assistant’s sites. From keeping the various Open Home Project websites online to automating his own home, we cover a lot i...
18 Nov 20251h 9min
