 Rex Stout of Our Secret Weapon (December 1942) | |
| Genre | Counterpropaganda talk |
|---|---|
| Running time | 15 minutes |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| Home station | CBS |
| Hosted by | Rex Stout |
| Starring | Rex Stout Paul Luther Guy Repp Ted Osborne |
| Created by | Sue Taylor White |
| Written by | Rex Stout |
| Directed by | Paul White |
| Produced by | Freedom House |
| Original release | August 9, 1942 – October 8, 1943 |
| No. of episodes | 62 |
Our Secret Weapon (1942–1943) is a CBS radio series 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]
- ^ Dunning, John (1998). On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (Hardcover; revised edition of Tune In Yesterday (1976) ed.). New York, NY: Oxford University Press. p. 529. ISBN 978-0-19-507678-3.
- ^ McCullough, Trudi, "Mystery Story Writer Turns Detective, Finding Axis Lies; Rex Stout, Creator of Nero Wolfe, Using Our Secret Weapon – Truth." The Milwaukee Journal (Wide World News Service), September 30, 1942