126. Dream Street Then and Now: Greg Raposo & Matt Ballinger on Life Inside a Pop Machine
Nostalgia & Now
Kelli Williams
4.8 • 660 Ratings
🗓️ 2 March 2026
⏱️ 47 minutes
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Summary
Kelli is walking down Dreamstreet this week with Greg Raposo and Matt Ballinger.
From the height of early-2000s boy band fame to the lawsuit that ultimately ended the group, Greg and Matt open up about what life was really like behind the scenes. They talk about the day-to-day reality of being in a teen pop machine, navigating the breakup of the band, and what it meant to reunite years later following the heartbreaking loss of Chris Trousdale.
If you grew up with Dreamstreet posters on your wall, this one hits different.
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| 0:00.0 | You're going to dance like it's 2005. Come on get up. |
| 0:06.3 | You guys, welcome to be a lot. Talking nostalgia and now, biggest fan in the crowd. |
| 0:11.9 | Uh-huh. It's looking to be it. |
| 0:17.3 | You guys, welcome to another episode of nostalgia and Now. As always, your host, Kelly Williams. |
| 0:23.4 | I am joined by two guys who I am so excited to chat with. |
| 0:27.4 | I grew up being a fan of their band in the fact that they are on the podcast. |
| 0:32.2 | I'm trying to keep it cool, trying not to fan girl too hard. |
| 0:35.7 | But we have Greg Raposo and Matt Ballinger from Dreamstreet. |
| 0:39.9 | Thank you guys so much for coming on. |
| 0:42.1 | It's an honor. We're super excited to be here. |
| 0:45.1 | Yeah, thank you, Kelly. This is awesome. |
| 0:47.5 | Yeah, absolutely. So before we get into Everything Dream Street, I did want to start with a boy band This or That. |
| 0:55.1 | Okay. |
| 0:56.3 | Okay. |
| 0:56.9 | So, In sync or Backstreet Boys? |
| 0:59.1 | In sync. |
| 1:00.5 | Ooh, okay, I'm a Backstreet Boys, girl. |
| 1:02.5 | But I won't end the episode yet, I promise. |
| 1:06.5 | Would you rather sing a ballad or like a high-energy pop song? |
| 1:11.3 | High-energy pop song. I think I'll say high-energy pop song? High-energy pop song. |
| 1:12.7 | I think I'll say high-energy as well. |
| 1:14.4 | It's a tough one, though. |
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