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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 29/09/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I chat with Trey Beard about his local-first smart home in Tallahassee—X10 beginnings, a MyQ shutdown, Zigbee migrations, and how Home Assistant became the answer. Watch: youtu.be/srX5G4yzEO4

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 22/09/2026

New @home_assistant podcast episode! 🎙️ Roland “Accidentally” Installed Home Assistant, Then Automated Everything Watch: youtu.be/FmDKbY1SXyg

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 15/09/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Together with Rohan, I chat with Adrian about making Home Assistant resilient: dual servers, webhook heartbeat failover, Git-based YAML, and a 12V battery-backed home network. Watch: youtu.be/0hmS6Dax7rs

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 08/09/2026

New @home_assistant podcast episode! 🎙️ Rob went from 15 Apps to One Smart Home With Home Assistant Watch: youtu.be/OblBL0kcmPU

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 01/09/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I dig into Home Assistant 2026.9: smoother Modbus integrations, a better Activity History, an unexpected twist for Maps, and a new speech-to-text provider in Labs for Nabu Casa subscribers. Watch: youtu.be/TVNU1ctYlLA

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 18/08/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here 🎙️ Together with Rohan, I chat with Sofia about living in a Home Assistant smart home she didn’t install—and how involvement and open communication lead to a happier home. Watch: youtu.be/fYbCnZqT2JE

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 11/08/2026

New @home_assistant podcast episode! 🎙️ Rohan is Packing Up his Smart Home and Starting Over Watch: youtu.be/ta5fu-ci8Ts

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 05/08/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I unpack Home Assistant 2026.8: goodbye to 8123 for new HAOS installs, customizable entity IDs, moon & vibration triggers, and the device-registry split that may affect merged devices. Watch: youtu.be/FcHfN5uRIqk

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 28/07/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Together with Rohan, I chat with Eugene Niemand about a deeply automated smart home built with Home Assistant, Raspberry Pi, Zigbee, Shelly, Aqara, and C#/.NET with NetDaemon. Watch: youtu.be/fBLah8ovRkY

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 21/07/2026

New @home_assistant podcast episode! 🎙️ Khaled - The dentist with a Kubernetes Cluster and Home Assistant Watch: youtu.be/CLJsiR8cv8g

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 14/07/2026

New @home_assistant podcast episode! 🎙️ The Home Assistant Smart Home That Reminds, Nudges, and almost Pours Tea. Watch: youtu.be/vKB77wRwIPs

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 07/07/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! 🎙️ Together with Rohan, I chat with Omri Peretz about QuickBars for Home Assistant — the Android TV app that puts your smart home on the couch screen. We also dig into his smart home journey. Watch: youtu.be/O0fwnF8got4

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 14/04/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I chat with @mihorrocks.bsky.social about making heating smarter with @nodered.org flows, mmWave presence, actionable dashboards, and AI automations (cat ID + bin check). Watch: youtu.be/EfyXiTYeoio

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 08/04/2026

On today's episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast Rohan and I are sitting down with electrical engineer Braden to share real-world #smarthome wins, including his sensor-packed greenhouse plan. Watch: youtu.be/OeYXq7F8LCc #homeassistant #smarthome #homeautomation

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 08/04/2026

New @home-assistant.io podcast! Rohan and I chat with Kaden Thompson about a cat-first smart home: Reolink+Frigate pet detection, PetLibro feeders, Litter-Robot 4, and LLM dashboards. Watch: youtu.be/m--W_DZau64 #homeassistant 😺

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 17/03/2026

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 10/03/2026

New episode of the #homeassistant podcast is here! Rohan and I dig into practical AI: LLM Vision for doorbells, HACS add‑ons (AI Agent, AI Suggester), Copilot‑made YAML, Ollama+LiteLLM and of course #openclaw youtu.be/uXTV2nkugy8

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 04/03/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! 😺 Rohan and I are digging into 2026.3: map vacuums to Areas for voice, HA as Android assistant (wake word), Python 3.14 boosts + new integrations and mailbag comments youtu.be/YTphwNUXMCc

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 24/02/2026

New @home-assistant.io podcast! Rohan and I are talking to Andrew Leighty about outgrowing HomeKit for a multi-user smart home: ESP32 presence, Yale locks, humidity fan automations, and ESPN goal alerts. Watch: youtu.be/TYb-O847nyA #smarthome #homeassistant

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 17/02/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! Rohan and I chat with Will Osborne-Kennedy about taming a period UK home and a Canary Islands getaway: DIY pool chemistry, a fridge "strawtenna", dashboards, AI heating and more. Watch: youtu.be/_pBJXLIbawU

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 12/02/2026

These Aqara FP300's are back in stock, so I've picked up a couple to replace some of my FP1's. The FP1 mmWave sensors have been great for occupancy sensing, so excited to see what can be done with these

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 10/02/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast! Rohan and I chat with Mike Schmick about hiding smart tech in a 1953 mid-century home so it looks analog but works like magic. Plus: Roborock tricks, Frame art-mode woes, HA OS on Mac mini. youtu.be/Oj1q141znjM

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 04/02/2026

New Home Assistant Podcast! We dive into 2026.2: Home Dashboard by default, Command‑K palette, a Matter dashboard, and add‑ons renamed to Apps. Plus CES 2026 highlights, the OHF device database, and the Google Home outage. Watch: youtu.be/8dpyyix22L8

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 27/01/2026

New @home-assistant.io podcast episode! We go inside “Works With Home Assistant” with Miranda from the Open Home Foundation: device testing and certification, why the badge matters, Zigbee vs Z‑Wave vs Matter, misuse, regional coverage, and her own automations Watch: youtu.be/Yb7fndTRXdY

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 20/01/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast! I’m joined by Rohan and Aaron Bach to revisit how Aaron’s setup went from tinkering to rock-solid: SimpliSafe→Matter, Z‑Wave provisioning, ESPHome vs off‑the‑shelf, RATGDO, voice-first + AI. Watch: youtu.be/1kwy_cCsmZs

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 13/01/2026

New @home-assistant.io podcast episode! Rohan and I chat with Artem as he shares energy-smart Home Assistant automations, no chaos, just clear patterns to save energy and stay comfy. Watch: youtu.be/krxBE-4MIFY

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 06/01/2026

New episode of the @home-assistant.io podcast is here! I break down 2026.1 with my co-host Rohan: Home Dashboard upgrades, SendSpin, presence with labels, Music Assistant's new multi-room audio, plus some Zigbee quirks. Watch: youtu.be/zYhtDsfBK7s

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 16/12/2025

Final @home-assistant.io podcast episode for 2025! Rohan and I talk with Josh (Josh’s Smart Home) about a 300-device HA Green setup, SmartThings migration, rock-solid Zigbee, and Powerwall energy tricks. Watch now: youtu.be/DlVPBcOsaPg

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 09/12/2025

New @home-assistant.io podcast episode: NetworkChuck joins me to go from Alexa to Assist voice with a Terry Crews clone, Frigate + Reolink, UniFi + AI for Wi‑Fi, Node‑RED vs n8n, Plex vs Jellyfin, Grocy and mmWave/ESP32 presence, plus local AI vs GPT/Claude. youtu.be/C78rxdwcup4

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 03/12/2025

The 2025.12 @home-assistant.io release has a preview of where the automations are heading towards in 2026 Its currently gated behind a labs feature gate, but this snippet from our latest episode with @frenck.social is worth a watch youtu.be/1pHzT4C3l2Y

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 02/12/2025

New @home-assistant.io podcast! I’m joined by Rohan and @frenck.social to discuss 2025.12: Labs, new triggers/conditions, smarter automation UI, real-time Energy flows, Android Auto/Widgets + ZBT2, Zigbee 4, and Matter.js. This was a big one 🤯 Watch: youtu.be/VAY38B57I3k

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 28/11/2025

The final release of @home-assistant.io is almost here! Rohan and I are live-streaming a recording for the Home Assistant Podcast tomorrow joined by @frenck.social on our Patreon and YouTube channels! Join us if you're around to see the year out youtube.com/live/99zWGqlBI1g

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 25/11/2025

🚀 New @home-assistant.io Podcast episode! We revisit Courtenay Watson 6 years after her last appearance She's gone from Pi to Blue, conquered MQTT on the Energy Dashboard, survived Tuya cloud outages & mastered backups! Watch now: youtu.be/eIluyQLBiSA @http://home-assistant.io

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 18/11/2025

Inside the Open Home: @rohank9 and I chat with @http://mrdarrengriffin.com, the web dev behind the @home-assistant.io websites! He talks automation, easter eggs & supporting the Open Home Foundation. Watch now 👉 youtu.be/GcCGxWKKaOk

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 11/11/2025

Greg (@http://uslackr.bsky.social) joins Rohan and I to share how he built a full brewery control system using ESPHome + @home-assistant.io: Modbus PID control, temp probes, Bluetooth gravity readings & more. A must-listen for HA nerds & brewers! 🍺 ▶️ youtu.be/jSkGPtO5H7g

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 04/11/2025

New @http://home-assistant.io podcast ep is live! 🏡 We talk through everything in 2025.11: the new Automation target picker, dashboard naming, an updated Home view, Energy pie chart & update progress. 🎧 Watch here: youtu.be/La3G6prwQx0

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 31/10/2025

🎙️ New @home-assistant.io #SmartHome Podcast episode! Joined by @geniodiabolico.social.ellijaymakerspace.org.ap.brid.gy , we talk reliable mesh networks, Z-Wave LR for a 100m mailbox sensor, replacing MyQ with RATGDO + ESPHome, and customising a slick e‑ink dashboard. Watch: youtu.be/usNdToFKqac

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 23/10/2025

Chris aka the Reluctant Home Assistant Guy joins Rohan and I to talk Hue chaos, MyQ failings, and finding actual savings with @http://home-assistant.io. A refreshingly honest look at smart homes from a non-tinkerer’s POV. 🎧 Watch: youtu.be/ZqmVNNI9J2U #smarthome #homeassistant

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 14/10/2025

This week on the @home-assistant.io podcast, I sat down with Achim Haug of AirGradient to explore how a personal mission during Thailand’s burning season turned into a global open-source air quality solution 🌍🛠️ Full episode: youtu.be/q1skkqMJcX0

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 07/10/2025

🎙️New Home Assistant Podcast! Joined by Josh Burg, a psychologist & smart home tinkerer, we explore his journey from Google Home to going fully local with @http://home-assistant.io. Plus, Philips Hue's new zones & a clever cat problem 🐱 Watch: youtu.be/8JgR0tZEVcs #homeautomation

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 30/09/2025

🎧 Just dropped a new episode! We cover @http://home-assistant.io 2025.10 with bilingual voice assistant support, Sonos’ latest partnership, and listener Q&A. Catch it on YouTube: youtu.be/-_ZfVewIXHo

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 23/09/2025

💡 New episode! Rohan and I chat with Nanoleaf CEO Gimmy Chu about Nanoleaf's smart lighting and their open API vision. Watch now: youtu.be/JO5MWKLC4zM @homeassistant.io #smarthome

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 16/09/2025

New @homeassistant.io podcast episode! 🎧 Rohan and I chat with Thomas about building an accessible smart home — from voice assistants to a ChatGPT-powered smart mirror! 💡🤖 Don’t miss this inspiring journey 👉 youtu.be/x_aN3eV9alQ #Accessibility #SmartHome

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 09/09/2025

New episode! 🎙️ Rohan and I chat with Tsvi Mostovicz, creator of the @home-assistant.io Jewish calendar component. Learn how it powers Sabbath-compliant automations & more! Watch here 👉 youtu.be/a7wVI3JHf8Y

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 02/09/2025

Whoa! @home-assistant.io has dropped their own Z-Wave radio! 🎉 We also dive into the new 2024.9 release and chat LLM Vision use cases. Hosted by me and Rohan. Watch now: youtu.be/gFCEJNV53XI

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 26/08/2025

Curious about Shelly? 🏠 Rohan and I chat with Doug, COO of Shelly USA, about locally-controlled smart home devices and tight integration with @home-assistant.io 🎧 Watch now: youtu.be/7NN90KQURRs #HomeAssistant #SmartHome

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 20/08/2025

I really love the practical uses people find for their #smarthome automations. This one from Scott on how he uses @home-assistant.io to prepare for a Queensland fire season is a great example 🎥 youtu.be/dLHfPRZlf38

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 19/08/2025

Today we're chatting with Scott Lamshed, a licensed electrician + IT pro, about his @home-assistant.io setup. Think custom power monitoring & *9* pinball machines! Watch now 👉 youtu.be/DLsxipU1NyI #smarthome

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 12/08/2025

🎙️ Rohan and I sit down with @thatsickwhitekid.bsky.social from HomeTech.fm to explore the realities of #smarthome life including beta software, POE wiring & more! 🤖 Watch the newest @home-assistant.io Podcast episode now: youtu.be/gzBcczyO4wM

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Phil Hawthorne @philhawthorne.com · 06/08/2025

New episode! @home-assistant.io #podcast just dropped AI Tasks that can name & tag your automations 🤖🔖 Plus Belkin & FutureHome’s cloud strikes again🌩️ Watch now: youtu.be/1CNWlvsFZLk

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