Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
Friend of the Show
Starts the latest episode of the Apple News Today podcast.
Actions
If
Tests if a condition is true, and if so, runs the actions inside. Otherwise, the actions under “Otherwise” are run.
Open URLs
Opens URLs passed into the action in Safari (or the corresponding app if it’s a deep link).
Wait to Return
Pauses execution until you leave the Shortcuts app and return to it.
This action might be useful after an action that switches apps, to pause execution until you return to the Shortcuts app.
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Podcasts TV
Turns on your Apple TV, opens the Podcasts app, and activates the Remote app on your device.
Let me pick a podcast
Presents a menu of all the podcast you’re subscribed to, then grabs episodes from the chosen show, then starts playing the episode you pick.
Search and subscribe
Find a podcast by title, host, or link and subscribe to it immediately.
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Friend%20of%20the%20Show
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Friend%20of%20the%20Show
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Friend of the Show”
end tell
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Creates a series of Threads in Perplexity for URLs shared as input, either from the Share Sheet or by detecting what’s on screen. Includes logic for multiple links, opening each URL in the background until the final query.
Show Portland in Flipboard
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Show My Documents
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Manage my Comixology account
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