Heart in Motion Podcast: Celebrating Stories that Move Us

Sixteen films in, and getting the whole GARAGE SALE MYSTERIES cast back in a room still matters to Steve Bacic. In this conversation, he talks about that reunion — and why the goal, this many films in, is still simple: give the fans a good movie.We start there: MURDER TAKES THE STAGE brought the entire team back together, and Steve talks about walking into the Shannon house again with everyone in the cast — what that first day felt like after all this time playing Jason Shannon.Then the premise: Jennifer's true-crime book club stages a reenactment of the Lizzie Borden case — and a real murder follows. Steve talks about what that mystery-inside-a-mystery setup let this story do that a standard case wouldn't.Being the supportive husband isn't quite enough this time around, either. Steve talks about the extra duties Jason takes on to help crack the case, and how quickly he and Lori Loughlin found their rhythm again as Jason and Jennifer.Sixteen films is a rare run for any actor with one character, and Steve reflects on what's changed in Jason — or in how he plays him — since 2014. And there's a moment late in the film that plays like a wink to longtime fans, the group coming back together for another mystery. Steve talks about whether that was written in as a nod to viewers, or just landed that way once the whole cast was back in the room.Plus: before any of this, Steve was headed for a career in sports. He talks about what he's actually watching these days.Subscribe for new actor, writer, and director interviews every week.#SteveBacic #GarageSaleMysteries #MurderTakesTheStage #HallmarkChannel #LoriLoughlin💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more interviews and content that are coming soon!Instagram: / heartinmotionmediaWebsite: heartinmotionmedia.comX: https://x.com/StephHeartnm

Eva Tavares has directed three Hallmark films in about nine months — The Christmas Baby, Texas Two-Step, and Love Finds You — and just picked up a Directors Guild of Canada (DGC) nomination for Outstanding Directorial Achievement for her feature directorial debut. In this conversation, she talks through her fast start behind the camera, working with the same actors twice, and what's next.We start with LOVE FINDS YOU. Eva talks about what made her want to direct a script then known as Return to Sender, opening the Fall Into Love event with a story that could've worked in any season, and what she had to nail in the first few minutes to sell the audience on Alex opening a stranger's package. She gets into directing Chris McNally opposite Aimee Teegarden — an actress she'd worked with before as a fellow performer on An Easter Bloom — finding the rhythm between two very different energies, and how her own background in opera and dance shaped the film's musicality. She also talks about encouraging the comedy of Chris McNally, who plays it much more buttoned-up on When Calls the Heart, and building the sibling bond between Chris and Natalie Sharp's Hayley in almost no prep time at all.Then TEXAS TWO-STEP. Eva talks about the dance rehearsals and her visual references for country music and dance-hall culture, directing Brendan and Heather Hemmens' pre-existing chemistry toward the specific relationship on the page, how the film's more grown-up spicy moments got approved and why they did plus what she wanted the story to celebrate beyond the romance.Plus: coming up through Hallmark's Make Her Mark program, shadowing Peter Benson on a Christmas movie, how directing has changed her as an actor, the musical she needs to pitch for When Calls the Heart, and her next film, Kitty Swipes Right — reuniting much of the production team behind Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper and A Reason for the Season.▶ More interviews: HeartInMotionMedia.com ▶ Instagram: @heartinmotionmedia#EvaTavares #LoveFindsYou #TexasTwoStep #HallmarkChannel #DirectorsGuildOfCanada💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more interviews and content that are coming soon!Instagram: / heartinmotionmediaWebsite: heartinmotionmedia.comX: https://x.com/StephHeartnm

Kim Coates joins Heart in Motion to talk about his role as Jeremiah Paulson in USA Network’s Anna Pigeon — and there’s some big stuff ahead for Jeremiah in Episode 6 and the rest of the season.We get into how Lea Thompson and the team approached casting Jeremiah, why Kim didn’t want to play him as the stereotypical Montana rancher, and how he built a character who can be remarkably still while creating an unmistakable sense of danger.Kim also takes us inside one of Jeremiah’s most memorable moments so far: the $600,000 land offer to Geoff in Episode 2. How do you play a threat when it’s disguised as a favor?We talk about Jeremiah’s complicated relationship with Anna Pigeon, played by Tracy Spiridakos, the chemistry between their characters, and what Kim enjoys about playing someone the audience is constantly questioning.And with Jeremiah’s story heading into some major territory in Episode 6, Kim gives us a tease about how his relationship with Anna evolves in the back half of the season — without giving away the spoilers.Plus, we talk about filming in Alberta, the stunning landscapes around Bragg Creek and Kananaskis, and what Kim learned from Sons of Anarchy about the power of television and getting to live with a character week after week.Anna Pigeon airs Fridays at 10/9c on USA Network.🎙️ Heart in Motion Podcast — Celebrating Stories That Move Us💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more interviews and content that are coming soon!Instagram: / heartinmotionmediaWebsite: heartinmotionmedia.comX: https://x.com/StephHeartnm

Hallmark’s Falling Into Place premieres Saturday night, September 12 at 8/7c on Hallmark, and stars Alvina August and Nathan Witte join Heart in Motion to talk about Kaia and James, two former best friends whose paths cross again at their hometown fall festival and high school reunion.The movie’s bucket list becomes the unexpected engine that brings Kaia and James back together, leading them through a series of adventures while forcing both of them to take a closer look at the choices they’ve made — and the choices still ahead.Alvina and Nathan share their favorite bucket-list adventures to film, talk about the movie’s sweet relationship with Mr. Winters, reveal the real-life things they’ve checked off their own bucket lists, and discuss the bigger message behind the story.And, of course, we have to settle the ultimate question: Team “they should have said something years ago” or Team “the timing had to be right”?Get ready for fall with Alvina August and Nathan Witte in this fun conversation about Falling Into Place.🎬 Falling Into Place premieres Saturday, September 12 at 8/7c on Hallmark.Also, catch Nathan in Hallmark's Texas Two-Step and Alvina in a Second Chance at Love🎙️ Heart in Motion Podcast — Celebrating Stories That Move Us💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more interviews and content that are coming soon!Instagram: / heartinmotionmediaWebsite: heartinmotionmedia.comX: https://x.com/StephHeartnm

Natalie Sharp is having a big stretch — a Hallmark premiere and a Netflix season landing about two weeks apart — and in this conversation she talks through both worlds, plus the dachshund with his own fan account.We start with LOVE FINDS YOU. Natalie plays Hayley, sister to Chris McNally's Jack, in a story built around something more unglamorous than a meet-cute: Jack picking up extra shifts to help her with student loans. Natalie talks about building that sibling history with Chris, the dinner scene that doubles as our introduction to the "real" Jack, how much of Hayley she had to invent that's nowhere on the page, and the comedy and freedom in this role. She also talks about being directed by Eva Tavares — an actor herself who came up through Hallmark's Make Her Mark program — watching Aimee Teegarden and Chris build their chemistry from the sidelines, and shooting a citywide rom-com in her own hometown of Vancouver.Then MY LIFE WITH THE WALTER BOYS and Blake, who rides in in Season 2 when Alex is expecting a rodeo coach and gets a woman instead. Natalie talks about how Blake was pitched to her, building a character with something to prove and being underestimated in a male-dominated sport, how much of the riding is actually her, what changes for Blake in Season 3, and how Blake reads that gutting scene with Alex over Wylder's pills.Plus: her first day on set, playing a CW villain, a rodeo champion, and a volleyball player in The Miracle Season, whether physical roles find her or she goes looking for them, her roots as a singer and lead vocalist on Hit the Road, what she's noticed being part of the Walter Boys ensemble, and — of course — the story behind Walter, her dachshund with his own Instagram, @mylifewithmywalterboy.#NatalieSharp #LoveFindsYou #MyLifeWithTheWalterBoys #HallmarkChannel #Netflix💛 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more interviews and content that are coming soon!00:08:45 - Love Finds You00:29:45 - My Life With the Walter Boys00:57:10 - Getting to Know NatalieInstagram: / heartinmotionmediaWebsite: heartinmotionmedia.comX: https://x.com/StephHeartnm