Meet the highest-ranking Black woman in the Chicago Police Department and a trauma surgeon making safety his specialty. Also: the horrific history of racism on the small screen.

On this week’s show: 

• An Exit Interview with Barbara West, the Highest-Ranking Black Woman in CPD History
• Former Trauma Surgeon Using Tech to Cure What Ails US
• Chicago History Resurfaced in ‘Lovecraft Country’
• The Last Word: Thad Smith