# Candiace Dillard Bassett- The Traitors SHEmix

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Podcast: [We Know The Traitors](https://stenobird.com/podcast/we-know-the-traitors-6567410)
Published: 2026-04-17T23:00:00+00:00
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Candiace Dillard Bassett- The Traitors SHEmix Rob Cesternino and Pooya are joined by special guest Candiace Dillard Bassett from The Real Housewives of Potomac and The Traitors Season 4, for a lively discussion about her journey through the castle and beyond. Candiace pulls back the curtain on what it’s really like to navigate the world of The Traitors, from initial doubts to embracing the challenge, and shares a fresh perspective on the crossover between reality TV strategy and her own life. Hear Candiace describe her hesitancy about joining The Traitors Season 4 and how encouragement—from friends, Bravo execs, and an online fan push—ultimately changed her mind. She opens up about her experience as a Traitor, the extra challenges of balancing motherhood with late-night game twists, and why sleep was in short supply during filming. The conversation dives into her background working in the White House, the local community work she’s passionate about, and the surprising similarities between pageants, politics, and reality competition shows. The group also discusses memorable castle moments, including Candiace’s standout roundtable performances, the infamous Michael Rapaport kitchen drama, and how social media reacted to the “housewives vs. gamers” dynamic. Highlights include: Candiace’s unfiltered take on being recruited for The Traitors and why she almost turned it down Insights into her strategic mindset as a Traitor versus as a potential Faithful, and what she’d do differently in an all-stars season Behind-the-scenes stories on cast relationships, fashion prep, and balancing pageantry skills with gameplay The rapid-fire “Traders” card game delving into castle alliances, betrayals, and surprising friendships with castmates like Monet and Michael Rapaport Candiace’s pos…

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