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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.

Podcast · By Aaron Francis and Ian Landsman · English · Official site

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Aug 11, 2026
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  1. Episode · Aug 11, 2026

    Pour one out for Token Town (opens the original)

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    Token Town is no more. In an excerpt from this week's Mostly Technical, Ian and Aaron talk about why Token Town is coming to an end. RIP to a real one.

  2. Episode · Jul 24, 2026

    009: OpenAI & Hugging Face (opens the original)

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    Aaron & Ian discuss an OpenAI model breaking out and attacking Hugging Face, Cursor Router, the upcoming Kimi K3 model, and so much more. (00:00) - Is Sol doing too much? (04:36) - OpenAI & Hugging Face (10:31) - Cursor Router (16:03) - Claude Cowork lets users teach AI skills via screen recording (19:08) - Kimi K3 (24:32) - Language Model Builder (27:08) - Cursor rebuilt SQLite in Rust using AI agents (32:57) - Q&A Links: OpenAI and Hugging Face partner to address security incident during model

  3. Episode · Jul 17, 2026

    008: Aaron's training an AI model? (opens the original)

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    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. (00:00) - Linus Torvalds tells AI haters to fork off (05:29) - Claude for K-12 (10:23) - Open Weights Models: Competing with China? (16:38) - What's In Our Stack? (26:41) - Q&A (36:53) - OnePassword and AI Integration (42:39) - Building with Claude: Artifacts and MCP Connections Links: Linus tells the haters to fork off Claude for K-12 Inkling Solo 1

  4. Episode · Jul 10, 2026

    007: GPT 5.6, GPT-Live, and more! (opens the original)

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    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. (00:00) - GPT 5.6 Is Out! (07:32) - Does It Matter? The Relevance of AI Intelligence (11:57) - ChatGPT Work (14:38) - GPT-Live (20:40) - Zuck Is Back! (26:07) - Q&A (30:28) - Grok 4.5 (35:03) - Introducing Claude's "Reflect" (37:01) -

  5. Episode · Jul 3, 2026

    006: Fable 5 is (finally) back! (opens the original)

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    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. Sponsored by Bento - https://bentonow.com (00:00) - Intro (01:00) - Fable 5 Is Back (08:46) - Cursor Mobile App (14:35) - Amp launches Agents in Orbs (20:46) - Is Sam Altman a good guy? (25:21) - What's Our Stack? (31:28) - Q&A (39:03) - Claude Science (46:06) - Sonnet 5 Links: Redeploying Fable 5 Cursor Mobile Agents in Orbs Sam Altman

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