Token Town

Aaron Francis and Ian Landsman

Land Verenigde Staten

Genres Technology

Taal EN

Afleveringen 6

Laatste 12.06.2026

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.

Afleveringen

005: Fable 5 is here! 12.06.2026 41min

Aaron & Ian cover the long-awaited release of Fable 5 & Mythos 5 - does it live up to the hype? Is it worth the cost? Why can't Ian get access to Mythos?Plus Claude adds nested subagents, Chinese models on the rise, and moreSponsored by Bento.Links:Fable 5 & Mythos 5Claude adds nested subagentsTokens for GoodOpenCode AI dataFrontierCode
004: Claude 5x is all you need w/ Josh Pigford 05.06.2026 45min

This week Ian is joined by Josh Pigford, founder of Baremetrics, to talk about Codex Sites, Alphabet raising money for AI, Josh's personal AI setup, and so much more.Sponsored by Bento.Links:Josh PigfordMicrosoft ScoutUber caps AI spendCodex SitesConductorPolyscopeAlphabet's trying to raise $80 billionAnthropic submits an S-1
003: Opus 4.8 & Pope Leo XIV 29.05.2026 54min

This week Aaron & Ian talk about Claude Opus 4.8, Pope Leo XIV's thoughts on AI, dynamic workflows in Claude, and the absolute hottest take you've ever heard on a podcast.Sponsored by Bento.Links:Opus 4.8Dynamic WorkflowsClaude Code performance improvementsAnthropic prepares Mythos 1Claude Code's usage commandAI trends in the USPope Leo XIV's Encyclical
002: Karpathy is back! 22.05.2026 43min

This week on Token Town, Aaron & Ian talk about the return of Karpathy, the avalanche of new AI announcements from Google, Mythos & Symfony CVE's, & more.Sponsored by Bento.Links:OpenAI employees selling sharesKarpathy is at AnthropicOpenAI trial verdictGemini 3.5 FlashQuiverAIGemini SparkMythos & Symfony
001: What is Anthropic Doing?! 15.05.2026 38min

In the first-ever episode of Token Town, Aaron & Ian break down pricing changes for Claude -p and the Agent SDK, a temporary 50% increase to Claude's limits, leaps in hacking ability, and more.Sponsored by Bento.Links:Claude pricing changes'Anthropic beats OpenAI on business adoption'Claude Code weekly limits are 50% higherSoloAmpSuperpowersMythos & cybersecurity
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