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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