On January 27, 2007, former Iowa governor Tom Vilsack discussed his presidential policy plans on TalkShoe, appearing on the "Regular Guys Show" hosted by Kurt Hurner. Vilsack came back onto TalkShoe on the "Kurt Hurner Show" on August 12, 2008, this time as a representative of the Barack Obama for President campaign. Vilsack took calls from listeners for half an hour.