Choose from Menu
Presents a menu and runs different actions based on which menu item was chosen.
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).
Scripting Actions
Extra Details
Link to Run Shortcut
shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Play%20a%20MacStories%20podcast
Link to Open Shortcut
shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Play%20a%20MacStories%20podcast
AppleScript code
tell application “Shortcuts Events”
run shortcut “Play a MacStories podcast”
end tell
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Opens the MacStories profile in the Mastodon app or on the web.
Show the Shortcuts Archive on MacStories
Opens the Shortcuts Archive page on the MacStories website where the team hosts over 300 shortcuts freely available to download.
Show stories from MacStories RSS
Pulls 25 items from the MacStories main RSS feeds and asks you to choose which to open in Safari.
Show the Shortcuts tag on MacStories
Opens the tag page on the MacStories website for stories marked with “Shortcuts.”
Show Reviews on MacStories
Opens the Reviews category on the MacStories website where the team posts app coverage and reviews.
Show MacStories podcasts
Opens the Apple Podcasts link for the MacStories channel, where you can discover and follow podcasts from the network.
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Open Podcasts TV
Opens the Podcasts app for Apple TV on the selected device, thne shows the remote so you can pick something to listen to
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