Hey Talking Stories crew! We're chatting taking up space, headlines including the resignation of UK PM Liz Truss, BLAXPO back in Toronto, and in fandom news, discussing the House of Dragons leak, Taylor Hale, the first Black woman to win a regular season of Big Brother, and finally highlighting books we couldn't put down. Join the conversation and send me your thoughts and suggestions to our Talking Stories channels on IG and Twitter or send them directly to my channels at @raqlionchaser. See you next week! 

Discussion round up:

• Personal life updates
• Previously unavailable episodes being synced
• The importance of treasuring moments and taking up space
• In the news: Liz Truss, Kanye West, One of the last children of enslaved African Americans passes, BLAXPO is back
• Fandom Chats: House of the Dragon leak, First Black Woman to win the regular season of Big Brother, Love is Blind
• Books We Couldn't Put Down 

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