Show MacStories podcasts
Opens the Apple Podcasts link for the MacStories channel, where you can discover and follow podcasts from the network.
Actions Used
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Extra Details
Run Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Show%20MacStories%20podcasts
Open Shortcut deep link
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Show%20MacStories%20podcasts
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Show MacStories podcasts”
end tell
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