Describe a radio programme or podcast you enjoy

I'd like to talk about a radio programme which I listen in Córdoba, the city where I live. It is a late-night programme on a local station, and it starts at midnight and finishes at two o'clock.

The programme is about real stories of normal people. Every night the presenter chooses one theme, for example the first job you had, or a stranger who helped you, and then listeners call to the station and tell their own story. Between the calls he plays some old folk music. The presenter has a very deep and calm voice and he never judges the people who call.

I listen it three or four nights a week. I work in a hotel reception and when I have the late shift, I drive home after midnight, so I always turn on the radio in the car. On Sunday morning they repeat the best calls of the week, so sometimes I listen while I am cooking.

I enjoy it because the stories are real, they are not prepared like on TV. Some are funny and some are very sad. One night a old bus driver told about his last day of work before he retired, and he said goodbye to every passenger. I nearly cried while I was driving. Also, at night the roads are empty, so the programme make me feel less alone.

The programme I'd like to talk about is a late-night phone-in show on a local radio station in Córdoba, where I live. It runs from midnight until two in the morning, and it's been going for years, so a lot of people in the city knows it.

The idea is very simple. Each night the presenter picks a theme, things like the first job you ever had, or a time a stranger helped you, and listeners ring in and tell their own stories live on air. In between calls he plays old folk songs, and he's got this deep, unhurried voice that makes people open up. What I like is that he never interrupts or judges anyone.

I listen to it three or four nights a week. I work on the reception desk of a hotel, so when I'm on the late shift, I drive home after midnight and it's on in the car the whole way. They also put out a highlights edition on Sunday mornings, which I usually have on while I'm cooking.

I think the main reason I enjoy it is that it's so genuine. Nothing's scripted, so you get people being hilarious one minute and heartbreaking the next. One night a retired bus driver described his very last shift, when he stopped to shake hands with every passenger, and I actually had to pull over for a minute. On top of that, when the roads are deserted at that time of night, it's nice company, and it makes me feel connected to the rest of the city.

The one I'd choose is a late-night phone-in on a local station here in Córdoba. It goes out from midnight to two, it's been on air for longer than I've been alive, and in its own quiet way it's a fixture of the city.

The concept couldn't be simpler. The presenter sets a theme each night, say, your first job, or the kindest thing a stranger ever did for you, and listeners call in and tell their stories live, completely unrehearsed. Between calls he slips in old folk records, and he has the kind of low, unhurried voice that coaxes things out of people they'd probably never say in daylight. Crucially, he never cuts anyone off or passes judgement.

I tune in three or four nights a week, which is really a matter of circumstance: I work on the front desk of a hotel, and when I'm on the late shift, it keeps me company on the drive home. On Sunday mornings they broadcast a round-up of the week's best calls, which has become the soundtrack to my cooking.

What draws me in, more than anything, is how unvarnished it is. You'll hear someone howling with laughter about a disastrous first date, and ten minutes later a widower describing how he still sets two cups out for breakfast. The call that really got to me was a retired bus driver recounting his final route, stopping to shake every passenger's hand; I had to pull over until I'd composed myself. When I'm driving through empty streets at one in the morning, it makes the city feel like a community rather than a collection of strangers.