Pick 3: Automations
This week, Federico and John take listeners on a tour of the wide variety of automations they’ve been working on so far this year, including shortcuts, Claude projects, and Zapier zaps.
On AppStories+, Federico and John dig a little deeper into some of the more complex automations that they’ve been working on in 2025.

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AppStories Episode 429 — Pick 3: Automations
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Links and Show Notes
Pick 3: Our Latest Automations
- Federico’s Audio Transcription Automation
- John’s Fetch Podcast Details Shortcut
- Federico on Using AI Actions with Newer AI Models
- Unread’s Shortcuts Integration
- Federico’s Use of a Simple API for Transcribing of YouTube Videos
- John’s Podcast Clips Claude Project
- Also mentioned