The Reluctant Home Assistant Guy: From Hue Chaos to Hour‑of‑Power Wins
Chris joins Phil and Rohan to share a brutally honest smart home journey: starting with Philips Hue, hitting limits with multiple bridges, battling MyQ and RatGDO, and landing real energy savings with...
23 Okt 20251h 6min
AirGradient: From Thai Wildfires to Open Source Hardware feat Achim Haug
Discover the origins of AirGradient, which began as a volunteer project in Northern Thailand during the harsh "burning season" of 2019. Learn how this effort evolved into a company focused on providin...
14 Okt 20251h 5min
Philips Hue's New Bridge and the Cat Automation Problem with Josh Burg
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 using some of the new Philips Hue zone capabilities...
7 Okt 20251h 9min
Voice goes bilingual with Home Assistant 2025.10
Rohan and Phil are breaking down the 2025.10 release, which includes bilingual support for assistants. Meanwhile Sonos finds a new partner, and we answer some listener questionsWatch this episode on Y...
30 Sep 20251h 2min
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 in the world of innovative lighting technology.Wat...
23 Sep 20251h 3min
Smart Home Automation for Accessibility with Thomas
Phil and Rohan chat with Thomas about his journey building an accessible smart home with Home Assistant. From experimenting with bulbs and voice assistants to creating cutting-edge automations like oc...
16 Sep 20251h 2min
Tsvi Mostovicz on creating the Jewish Calendar component
Join us for a fascinating conversation with Tsvi Mostovicz, the visionary behind Home Assistant's Jewish calendar component, which he developed to enable crucial Sabbath-compliant automations. Discove...
9 Sep 202553min
A new Z-wave radio launches, and a new home screen on the horizon with Home Assistant 2025.9
Home Assistant has launched their own Z-wave radio. 2025.9 lands with a new experimental home screen. Meanwhile Rohan and Phil discuss LLM Vision and some of its use casesWatch the full episode on You...
2 Sep 202557min
