Token Town is a weekly show where Aaron Francis and Ian Landsman break down what actually mattered in AI software development this week—new tools, model updates, workflows, and shipping lessons. Fast, practical, and aimed at builders who want signal over hype.
Token Town
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Token Town is a weekly show where Aaron Francis and Ian Landsman break down what actually mattered in AI software development this week—new tools, model updates, workflows, and shipping lessons. Fast, practical, and aimed at builders who want signal over hype.
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3/24/2026
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Recent Episodes
July 17, 2026
008: Aaron's training an AI model?
<p>Aaron & Ian discuss Linus telling off the haters, the US getting back in the AI game, Claude for K-12, and Aaron's custom model that he's training.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:00) - Linus Torvalds tells AI haters to fork off </li> <li>(05:29) - Claude for K-12 </li> <li>(10:23) - Open Weights Models: Competing with China? </li> <li>(16:38) - What's In Our Stack? </li> <li>(26:41) - Q&A </li> <li>(36:53) - OnePassword and AI Integration </li> <li>(42:39) - Building with Claude: Artifacts and MCP Connections </li> </ul><br>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/07/15/linus-torvalds-tells-ai-haters-to-fork-off/5271894">Linus tells the haters to fork off</a></li><li><a href="https://claude.com/solutions/teachers">Claude for K-12</a></li><li><a href="https://thinkingmachines.ai/news/introducing-inkling/">Inkling</a></li><li><a href="https://soloterm.com">Solo</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/1password/status/2077743858239094854?s=46">1Password for Agents</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/ClaudeDevs/status/2077489907350856038?s=20">Claude Code artifacts & MCP</a></li></ul><p><br></p>
July 10, 2026
007: GPT 5.6, GPT-Live, and more!
<p>Aaron & Ian discuss the release of GPT 5.6, OpenAI seemingly copying Anthropic, every billionaire getting in the game, Aaron's feeling that we’re getting closer to the sci-fi future, and they both wonder if the release of new frontier models even matters any more.</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:00) - GPT 5.6 Is Out! </li> <li>(07:32) - Does It Matter? The Relevance of AI Intelligence </li> <li>(11:57) - ChatGPT Work </li> <li>(14:38) - GPT-Live </li> <li>(20:40) - Zuck Is Back! </li> <li>(26:07) - Q&A </li> <li>(30:28) - Grok 4.5 </li> <li>(35:03) - Introducing Claude's "Reflect" </li> <li>(37:01) - The Validity of AI Benchmarks </li> <li>(40:22) - Will 5.6 have a better "bedside manner"?</li> </ul><br>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://openai.com/index/gpt-5-6/">GPT 5.6</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/OpenAI/status/2075274271845404744">ChatGPT Work</a></li><li><a href="https://openai.com/index/introducing-gpt-live/">GPT-Live</a></li><li><a href="https://ai.meta.com/blog/introducing-muse-spark-meta-model-api/">Muse Spark 1.1</a></li><li><a href="https://cursor.com/blog/grok-4-5">Grok 4.5</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/claudeai/status/2075225957711929667?s=20">Claude's "Reflect"</a></li></ul>
July 3, 2026
006: Fable 5 is (finally) back!
<p>Aaron & Ian discuss the return of Fable 5, why every AI company is seemingly moving agents to the cloud, debate how good of a guy Sam Altman really is, and more.</p><p>Sponsored by Bento - https://bentonow.com</p><p></p><ul><li>(00:00) - Intro </li> <li>(01:00) - Fable 5 Is Back </li> <li>(08:46) - Cursor Mobile App </li> <li>(14:35) - Amp launches Agents in Orbs </li> <li>(20:46) - Is Sam Altman a good guy? </li> <li>(25:21) - What's Our Stack? </li> <li>(31:28) - Q&A </li> <li>(39:03) - Claude Science </li> <li>(46:06) - Sonnet 5</li> </ul><br>Links:<ul><li><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/redeploying-fable-5">Redeploying Fable 5</a></li><li><a href="https://cursor.com/blog/ios-mobile-app">Cursor Mobile</a></li><li><a href="https://ampcode.com/news/agents-in-orbs">Agents in Orbs</a></li><li><a href="https://x.com/FT/status/2072559569335648368">Sam Altman wants to give the public a stake in Open AI</a></li><li><a href="https://claude.com/product/claude-science">Claude Science</a></li><li><a href="https://www.anthropic.com/news/claude-sonnet-5">Sonnet 5</a></li></ul>
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