Madison Prewett Troutt: How to Live an Honest Life

Summary

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Podcast Summary

Podcast: The Candace Cameron Bure Podcast
Episode: Madison Prewett Troutt: How to Live an Honest Life
Release Date: January 5, 2026
Host: Candace Cameron Bure (“A”)
Guest: Madison Prewett Troutt (“B”)

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Episode Overview

This special episode kicks off a new season with Madison Prewett Troutt, best known for her appearance on The Bachelor, as a bestselling author, and as a mother. Candace and Madison dive into the challenges and joys of living with honesty, integrity, and authenticity—topics central to both Madison’s new book and her personal philosophy. The conversation is candid and faith-centered, aiming to encourage listeners to live openly, embrace their faith, and pursue truth even when life feels overwhelming.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Madison’s Journey: From Reality TV to Real Life

• Introduction to Madison (00:17)

  • Candace highlights Madison’s multifaceted career and welcomes her:
    "You may know her from her season on the Bachelor, but she's also a mom, a bestselling author, host of her own podcast, and so much more. Madison. Madison. Maddie. Hi. Hi. Welcome to my podcast."
    — Candace, 00:17

• Madison’s Start with The Bachelor (00:02)

  • Madison shares a humorous story about how she ended up on reality TV:
    "I get a call from LA number, answer the phone, think it's a prank call. They're like, hey, we got your application to come on the Bachelor. Like, no, you didn't get out. No, you didn't."
    — Madison, 00:02

Living Authentically: Honesty & Integrity

• Purpose of the Season (00:46)
  • Candace and Madison frame the season’s focus on honest living and discuss the themes of Madison’s book.
  • Madison explains her motivation:
    "I just wanted to write honestly to myself, but also to anybody that's...that feels stuck, that feels bound in their mind or in their emotions or in their relationships. And how do you embrace the truth of what God's word says and then apply it to your life?"
    — Madison, 00:57

Dating, Faith, and Finding Connection

• Advice on Dating in Your 30s (01:11)

  • Listener Q: “Any advice on where you could meet someone to date in your mid-30s?”
    • Madison’s quick quip:
      "Not reality TV."
      — Madison, 01:18

• Reality TV vs. True Audience (01:21)

  • Candace relates:
    "I think about our reality show connection. Yours was a dating show. I went on a dance show. Because there is a sense where you're like, well, I actually am trying to win over an audience and please an audience. However, that's not my real audience. My audience is an audience of one. It's God."
    — Candace, 01:21

Spiritual Warfare and Living for God

• Faith, Pressure & Spiritual Warfare (01:33)
  • Candace observes the heightened pressure for Christians in the public eye:
    • "Anyone who's actively seeking him, to know him, to share the word and the gospel that says you have a target on your back and there are arrows pointed at you and that will be shot at you."
      — Candace, 01:33
  • Madison’s wisdom:
    "You know, the enemy is cunning, but he's not creative. He runs the same play again and again and again. You can have everything this world has to offer. And if you don't have Jesus, there is still something on the inside of you that is...that is dying, that is empty."
    — Madison, 01:48

Friendship, Connection & Humor

• Growing Friendship (02:02)

  • "I love because you're my daughter's friend, but now you're becoming my friend."
    — Candace, 02:02
  • "I know. It's truly been the best."
    — Madison, 02:07

• Candid Moment on Faith & Intimacy (02:09)

  • Candace, with relatable honesty:
    "See, I still a little bit get a visual of, like, God watching me having sex. Weirds me out. Okay."
    — Candace, 02:09
  • Madison laughs at the unexpected turn:
    "The way I didn't think this podcast was gonna go."
    — Madison, 02:15

Upcoming Episodes and Invitation to Listeners

• Season Launch and Closing Thought (02:19)
  • Candace invites listeners to join for more discussions:
    "The first episode comes out January 6th, so put it on your calendar for the new year. Life is like a roller coaster, but it's so much better when we go through it together."
    — Candace, 02:19

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Notable Quotes

• On Honesty and Faith:
  "How do you embrace the truth of what God's word says and then apply it to your life?" — Madison, 00:57

• On Audience and Purpose:
  "My audience is an audience of one. It's God." — Candace, 01:21

• On Life’s Emptiness without Faith:
  "You can have everything this world has to offer. And if you don't have Jesus, there is still something on the inside of you that is...that is dying, that is empty." — Madison, 01:48

• Candid Humor:
  "See, I still a little bit get a visual of, like, God watching me having sex. Weirds me out. Okay." — Candace, 02:09

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Timestamps for Key Segments

• 00:02: Madison’s story about The Bachelor call
• 00:17: Introduction of Madison and the new season
• 00:57: Madison discusses her book and embracing honesty through faith
• 01:11: Dating advice in your 30s
• 01:21: Candace and Madison discuss the real “audience” for their lives
• 01:33: The pressure of Christian life in the public eye
• 01:48: Madison discusses spiritual warfare and emptiness without faith
• 02:02: Personal connection and friendship
• 02:09: Candace’s candid religious reflection and laughter
• 02:19: Season launch invitation

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Summary

This warm, honest, and often humorous episode sets the stage for a season of open conversations about living well—with honesty, faith, purpose, and humor. Madison shares from her heart about embracing her faith after reality TV, while Candace brings vulnerability and lightness, making the dialogue accessible for all listeners. The episode promises a relatable, supportive exploration of growing in faith, finding truth, and building genuine community.

Transcript

[A]

I would never go on a show like that.

[B]

I get a call from LA number, answer the phone, think it's a prank call. They're like, hey, we got your application to come on the Bachelor. Like, no, you didn't get out. No, you didn't.

[A]

Season 13 of my podcast comes out in January. Madison Pruitt Trout is sitting down with me for 12 conversations about living with honesty, integrity and authenticity. You may know her from her season on the Bachelor, but she's also a mom, a best selling author, host of her own podcast, and so much more. Madison. Madison. Maddie. Hi. Hi. Welcome to my podcast.

[B]

It is so good to be here.

[A]

Thank you so much for having me. This season we are going to be talking about your book and we're going to be talking about how to live a life of honesty and integrity.

[B]

I just wanted to write honestly to myself, but also to any. Anybody that's. That feels stuck, that feels bound in their mind or in their emotions or in their relationships. And how do you embrace the truth of what God's word says and then apply it to your life?

[A]

Can you give any advice on where you could meet someone to date in your mid-30s?

[B]

Not reality TV.

[A]

I think about our reality show connection. Yours was a dating show. I went on a dance show. Because there is a sense where you're like, well, I actually am trying to win over an audience and please an audience. However, that's not my real audience. My audience is an audience of one. It's God. Anyone who's actively seeking him, to know him, to share the word and the gospel that says you have a target on your back and there are arrows pointed at you and that will be shot at you.

[B]

You know, the enemy is cunning, but he's not creative. He runs the same play again and again and again. You can have everything this world has to offer. And if you don't have Jesus, there is still something on the inside of you that is. That is dying, that is empty.

[A]

I love because you're my daughter's friend, but now you're becoming my friend.

[B]

I know. It's truly been the best.

[A]

See, I still a little bit get a visual of, like, God watching me having sex. Weirds me out. Okay.

[B]

The way I didn't think this podcast was gonna go.

[A]

The first episode comes out January 6th, so put it on your calendar for the new year. Life is like a roller coaster, but it's so much better when we go through it together.