Heart to Hearties
The Official Hearties Aftershow brings the fans’ questions directly to our cast and crew of the Hallmark Channel hit series WHEN CALLS THE HEART. More than 500k views. Produced by the volunteer admins of the Official Hearties social media channels and the Hearties Family Reunion. Forbes Magazine has hailed the Hearties not once but twice, calling us “one of the most vibrant grassroots ‘fandoms’ in media today.” Together, the official Hearties social media channels have more than 347k followers. We love giving you a voice and bringing your questions and comments to our artists and storytellers. We solicit questions from Hearties each week during the season via our Official Facebook group and via email at officialhearties@gmail.com. One question per Heartie and include your hometown. Enjoy!
Episodes

Feb 13, 2026
Feb 13, 2026
29 min
Description: Halfway through Season 13 of the Hallmark series When Calls the Heart, the admins check in with Showrunner Joy Gregory with pressing questions. Joy talks about Henry, writing male friendships, allotting screen time, getting Nathan in gear, and we have good fun with the Polygraph Hot Seat.

Feb 12, 2026
Feb 12, 2026
21 min
Austin Landon, son of Michael Landon Jr., makes his debut on When Calls the Heart in Season 13, Episode 6—and talks to Heart to Hearties about the experience. He also shares a bit about growing up as a Landon, his reaction to the fans of his dad's show, and what it was like to share the screen with Melissa Gilbert, a dear family friend and the actress who co-starred with his grandfather on Little House on the Prairie.

Feb 11, 2026
Feb 11, 2026
39 min
With “Ludie” becoming the latest “ship” in Hope Valley, actress Miranda MacDougall answers Hearties’ questions about this Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart. She covers the law, the ranch, broken engagements, Fernando, and all the Lucas romance and intrigue. Enjoy her in the Polygraph Hotseat as we peer into the rest of S13.

Feb 9, 2026
Feb 9, 2026
24 min
On Hallmark’s hit series When Calls the Heart, Jacob Shoemay spends his second season playing a Mountie trainee who falls for the constable’s daughter. We pose the fans’ questions and put him on the spot with a Polygraph Hotseat game.

Feb 8, 2026
Feb 8, 2026
48 min
Executive Producer & Writer David Grae joins Writer Liam Fearnley for a SuperBowl Sunday talk back about our favorite show, When Calls the Heart. Hearties pose questions and we gain insights into Henry, Lee, Gwen, the polygraph, triangles, and silence in a scene. We glean a few clues in Heartieship about the rest of Season 13.

Feb 3, 2026
Feb 3, 2026
44 min
Showrunner Joy Gregory and Writer/Story Editor Max Rosenblum answer Hearties’ questions about Season 13 Episode 5 of the Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart. They dive into the double meaning of Nathan’s Oliver rebuke and redemption; they detail the way ash pits, forest life, and tree planting entered into the story; and they tease where Henry and his son’s relationship will go in next week’s episode. We even score a little with Heartieship at the end.

Feb 2, 2026
Feb 2, 2026
32 min
Hearties have watched Jaeda Lily Miller grow up before our eyes—and she treats us to her on-set memories and sweet insights from her time in Hallmark movies and in the hit series When Calls the Heart. With Allie Grant now a senior in high school, Jaeda answers the Hearties' questions, reassures fans, and indulges us with stories about her costars and her acting process. Catch the rapid fire game at the end, too.

Jan 27, 2026
Jan 27, 2026
47 min
Allie Devereaux, veteran writer and a consulting producer of When Calls the Heart, delves into “sitting with the unknown” in Hope Valley. She takes us into the writers’ room, details how Dr. Socks was cast, conveys how her life experiences shaped the dialogue, and relays the hilarity of putting Mei, Mike and Maisie under one roof. She takes Hearties’ questions about an episode that truly was comfort food for the soul — and played another round of Heartieship.

Jan 23, 2026
Jan 23, 2026
41 min
Actress Samantha Ferris, a Supernatural series star and recurring guest on When Calls the Heart, answers your questions. She muses about her role, the fire and her costars on this long running Hallmark series.

Jan 20, 2026
Jan 20, 2026
32 min
Working as a writing team, Gina Gold and Aurorae Khoo disclose their process and many of the insights that formed their penning of Season 13, Episode 13 of the Hallmark hit series When Calls the Heart. They walk us through the research that forms the fire investigation and answer Hearties questions, lending us clues in Heartieship.




