in honor of the upcoming 15 year anniversary (??!?!????!??!!!!) of one direction, join us as we witness the creation of a seemingly underwhelming boy band... the unnamed group of harry, niall, louis, zayn, and liam is formed, reality tv ploys and culture revealed, and we see behind the scenes of each lad being hand picked for greatness??? by the group's unfortunate founders...

today we delve into bootcamp!!! zayn does NOT want to dance, harry goes on a hot date or two, and we get a glimpse of niall and liam backstage with the lads

last but NOT least, harry's audition! the public's first experience of harry styles...we present cultural awareness, discover wardrobe details, and try to understand the attitude of cheeky teenaged harry

introducing....louis! perhaps the sweetest audition of them all. we delve into the experience of performance and witness louis' musical experience alongside him and the storytelling of it all

join us for the discussion of....ZAYN and his understated audition, as well as uncovered tidbits and a discussion of the impact of being in the spotlight

in this episode we discuss the world's new irish justin bieber! found footage, timeline mysteries, and musical background discussions to be had

welcome to one direction infection! in this episode, we introduce ourselves, chat podcast basics, and dive into the first xfactor audition that kicks off the upcoming creation of one direction...