Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis
Dept. of Political Science

Consider This

Consider This is a TV program produced by the Department that airs on local cable and community access channels throughout Indiana, and in northern Kentucky. Two shows are taped every four weeks, the focus being on intellectual and global affairs; recent programs have looked at issues as varied as the situation in Yemen, Marxian ethics, British elections, the Afghan-Pakistani neo-Taliban, French culture, Haitian politics, globalization in Africa, American healthcare, and communitarianism.

Taking the form of a panel discussion, Consider This is produced by Jasper Sumner, moderated by professional broadcaster Sam Graves, features faculty members Tom Mustillo, Scott Pegg, Michael Snodgrass, Jasper Sumner, Charles WInslow and John McCormick as regular panelists, and centers on guests with special interests in the topic of the week.

Directed by IUPUI staff member Michael Maitzen, the crew on the show is comprised entirely of IUPUI students working out of the IUPUI Communications Technology Laboratory. 

Each show is 28 minutes in length. 

Information for guests:

  • How to find us. Drive onto campus on Michigan Street, heading west. At the second set of traffic lights, turn left onto University Boulevard. (The five-storey brick and concrete building on your left is Cavanaugh Hall.) Take the first turning on the right onto Vermont Street, and park in the Vermont Street garage to your right. Walk back to Cavanaugh, and take the elevator to the 4th Floor. Upon exiting, turn right and right again. Walk down the hall and you will find the Computer Technology Lab on your right - that’s where we are.
  • Tips for appearing on TV. Tapings for the show are relaxed and informal, but it’s also useful to know how best to prepare to make the best of the experience. For advice, visit "TV Talent Tips".

Where to view Consider This:

  • Indianapolis area: Educational Television Channel 2 (Comcast Channel 13, Bright House Channel 98 - Sundays at 10am, Tuesdays at 8.30pm, and Fridays at 8.30am), and WIPX TV Channel 63 (Comcast Channel 17, Bright House Channel 6) (Saturdays at 6am).
  • Northwest Indiana: AT&T Cable Services, Merrillville (Mondays at 6pm), and Channel 99/Public Access Studio, Michigan City (Mondays at 2.30pm).
  • Northern Indiana: AT&T Cable Services, Mishawaka (every alternate Tuesday at 10pm).
  • Northeast Indiana: College Cable Access, IUPU Fort Wayne (Thursdays at 4pm, Fridays at 10.30pm, and Sundays at 4pm).
  • Bloomington area: Monroe County Public Library (random times, 4-6 times per week).
  • Lafayette area: ICN Channel 13 (Mondays at 6.30pm, Saturdays at noon.
  • Southwest Indiana: WEHT 25, Henderson, KY (every alternate Sunday at 6.30am).
  • Eastern Indiana: Whitewater Community TV, Richmond (various times, 12 times per week - check WCTV program schedule).

Note: days and times are subject to change.

If you are a viewer who would like more information about a program, or a station that would like to carry the show, please phone the Department at 317-278 0694, or e-mail us at Political Science.