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!
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Episodes
Saturday Dec 20, 2025
Saturday Dec 20, 2025
Erin Krakow, star of Hallmark’s long-running hit series When Calls the Heart, teases the highs, lows, hilarity and romance coming Hearties’ way Jan. 4. She dishes about Brooke Shields, Little Jack, Elizabeth’s readiness to marry, and the moments that feel uniquely Hope Valley.
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Monday Dec 15, 2025
Fresh from the mad and merry surprises of Weekend 3, we recap the way our cast sleighed us with goodies. Hear the hints for S13 that were dropped!
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Thursday Dec 11, 2025
Daniel Lissing, our beloved former Mountie, is as gallant in modern-day Chicago as he was in Hope Valley, as his character and his also-single neighbor help each other make the best of being single at Christmas. A strong script and unpredictable twists and turns make every minute a gift for viewers!
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Tuesday Dec 09, 2025
Our team watches the missing and edited Season 6 scenes and chats about the dramatic and narrative differences. The Elite Boxset available from Edify and Walmart features previously unseen episodes. In this part, we cover the four final episodes of the Abigail edition.
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Monday Dec 08, 2025
Casting directors Candice Elzinga & Martina Smyth drop mics at HFR in our first ever LIVE Heart to Hearties. Hear their first impressions of so many actors and the process by which they audition and slate actors for roles, from villains to love interests.
Saturday Dec 06, 2025
Saturday Dec 06, 2025
Co-creater and executive producer Brian Bird joins us to applaud the fantastic news this week that Lori Loughlin will appear in Season 14, the renewal ahead of Season 13, the new air time 8p ET/7p CT all the riches of When Calls the Heart. Don't miss the big news at the end!
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Friday Dec 05, 2025
Countdown to Christmas finds us celebrating Ben Rosenbaum's first lead role in a movie—and lapping up the excess of When Calls the Heart apppearances in The Christmas Cup. It aired Thanksgiving weekend.
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Tuesday Dec 02, 2025
Hearties admins react to today’s double feature of glee—news that Lori Loughlin will return to the show in Season 14, signaling a renewal of the series before we’ve even seen Season 13. Tell us how you reacted to the news, Hearties! We can’t wait to hear your buzz over these two scoops of blessings!
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Monday Nov 24, 2025
Hallmark's Countdown to Christmas continues this weekend with Ben Rosenbaum and Rhiannon Fish bringing us "The Christmas Cup." We hear about Ben's experience with the movie and about our favorite WCTH actors joining him for the Nov. 30 show.
Friday Nov 14, 2025
Friday Nov 14, 2025
With longtime Heartie Sherry Foley, we gab about this weekend's BIG announcement, Hallmark merchandise, and the Christmas Carol retelling—Christmas Above the Clouds starring Erin Krakow and Tyler Hynes.