Meet the group reviving the fine art of conversation

In a small group of strangers, there was an empathy, curiosity and acceptance between us that made our conversations real and meaningful, writes Jonathan deBurca Butler.

A masonic lodge seems an unlikely place to host an event in which participants are invited to speak openly and honestly to people they have never met before.

But here I am on a Saturday evening about to sit at a table with three other men and spill all sorts of beans.