Our Secret Weapon - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Our_Secret_Weapon For the DuMont TV series (1950–51) based on this radio series, see Our Secret Weapon: The Truth. Our Secret Weapon (1942–1943) is a CBS radio series Our Secret Weapon created to counter Axis shortwave radio propaganda broadcasts during World War II. Writer Rex Stout, chairman of the Writers' War Board and representative of Freedom House, would rebut the most entertaining lies of the week. Sponsored by Freedom House and Philco, the 15- minute weekly series was broadcast Sundays at 7 p.m. ET through October 18, 1942, then Fridays at 7:15 p.m. ET through its final broadcast October 8, 1943.[1]:529 "Secret Weapon was designed to whip up and excite the nation to a greater war effort — in industry in buying war bonds, in every avenue toward victory," said series creator Sue Taylor White of Freedom House.[2] Rex Stout of Our Secret Weapon (December 1942) Genre Counterpropaganda talk Production Running time 15 minutes Reception Country of origin United States Legacy Language(s) English References Home station CBS External links Hosted by Rex Stout Starring Rex Stout Paul Luther Guy Repp On August 9, 1942, Rex Stout moderated the first of 62 Ted Osborne wartime radio broadcasts of Our Secret Weapon, produced Created by Sue Taylor White by Freedom House and airing on CBS. The first ten Written by Rex Stout programs were sponsored solely by Freedom House, and in Directed by Paul White the eleventh week Philco became a co-sponsor.[3]:121–122 Produced by Freedom House "Every Friday Mr. Stout, author of mystery stories, directs Original release August 9, 1942 – Our Secret Weapon over the nationwide network of the October 8, 1943 Columbia Broadcasting System," reported The Christian No. of episodes 62 Science Monitor in February 1943. "There is no mystery, however, over the secret weapon Mr. Stout talks about — it is the simple thing known as 'plain fact.'"[4] 1 of 5 2/11/2020, 1:01 PM wJ As TONIGHT 6:30P. M. Published: August 23, 1942 Copyright © The New York Times oo,. ·. 30 1942 !f,1.,JnHr ■ 1 J'rn Jl'.l J,a:11 t, ml!U,mn. ,f. I p'eopl m.ust b ta.u:ght the 111ttu.re ot our enemy .in. order to eUm na:te tha po:itidbil ty a:r· a :premature peaee. 1'1 &m conyjnoed," !:a.ya Stout·, 1fthat be-t'ot,11 nut. 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