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Sep 10
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Muse #16: No Small Talk at the table: Ca...

Carine Merheb
About this episode

This week’s Muse is Carolina Gawronski, conversationalist, human behaviour expert, and founder of No Small Talk - a platform that turns the simple act of gathering into something far richer.


A few months ago now, I walked into a dinner expecting small talk and social niceties - instead, my phone was taken away, and I was handed a single card with a question. No titles, no bios, no filters - just strangers leaning into depth. That was the No Small Talk experience.


In this episode, Carolina shares why she created No Small Talk and how questions can be used as tools for intimacy, trust, and connection. We discuss why loneliness is rising even in crowded cities, what’s lost when we default to surface conversation, and what’s gained when we choose to go deeper. Carolina also reveals how she designs her evenings that gradually move strangers from awkwardness to vulnerability.


If you’ve ever felt the weight of loneliness in a crowded room, or wondered how to build more meaningful conversations in your life, this episode will make you rethink the way you connect.


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Follow NST here: https://www.instagram.com/nosmalltalk.world/

Book a dinner experience here: https://www.nosmalltalk.world/


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