First Love Mixtape

Published: Feb. 9, 2022, 9 p.m.

We\u2019re back for a whole new season of stories. In today\u2019s premiere, we introduce our new host, Anna Martin, who has a question for listeners: What\u2019s the one song that taught you about love when you were a teenager? We listen to \u201cWhat Lou Reed Taught Me About Love,\u201d an essay about a young woman\u2019s summer romance with a floppy-haired \u201crocker kid\u201d and the records they would spin. Then, we hear from Times staff members about the songs they were obsessed with in their youth, and the memories \u2014 funny, empowering, nostalgic \u2014 that they carry with them.