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.
Scripting 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.
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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Podcasts TV
Turns on your Apple TV, opens the Podcasts app, and activates the Remote app on your device.
Start Podcasts
Immediately play the latest episode or first item in Listen Now in the Podcasts app.
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Play Overcast
Plays podcasts in the Overcast app, starting from the last-used location.
Play a MacStories podcast
Presents a menu of MacStories shows, then plays the next episode from the selected show based on the preselected custom sort order (or default order from the Podcasts app).
Check downloads in the last two weeks
Accesses the Transistor API to retrieve your analytics data, then summarizes the total downloads over the last 14 days.
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