Shortcuts can be triggered by action and events on your Mac. You can set this up in the Automation section of the Shortcuts app. Take a look at how to do it with five examples.
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I thought this would be the perfect solution for automatically choosing Airplay speakers when using the Podcast app on my computer, but nooooo. Mac OS does not support "Set Playback Destination" in Shortcuts like it does for iOS.