The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg
Greetings and Welcome to The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg New episodes tend to air over the local KMMR radio station @ 5 minutes past 4PM each M-F. And have been doing so, nearly every week since Sept 2018. I'm D.J. Rasmussen, O.K.s friend since junior high, possibly your neighbor & this websites maintainer, whom strives to get each episode's show notes written, the transcript proofed and the audio posted to the internet within a few hours of that days KMMR air time. NOTE: recently been publishing most new releases by 4:30PM. Thanks for visiting and I hope you enjoy...
The 405 Aired June 19th, 2026
O.K. loves thunderstorms. Today he looks at their value.
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The 405 Aired June 18th, 2026
Today O.K. ponders what is the value of baseball?
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The 405 Aired June 17th, 2026
O.K. covers The Forgotten Art of Getting Along
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The 405 Aired June 16th, 2026
Today O.K. gives us a fictitious story. You may think it was about tooth paste ingredients or reading material found in the bathroom. But it's also about truth, trust and concepts within life.
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The 405 Aired June 15th, 2026
It's time for Jay and Joe's Motor Monday. In today's show the Chevrolet Impala breaks the million unit production mark back in 1965. It was a time when all manor of automobile was in demand, yet the Impala landmark stands out in human achievements terms.
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The 405 Aired June 12th, 2026
O.K.is getting old. Its that time of year for birthdays again. Happy birthday O.K. Happy birthday Jimmy Murdock.
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The 405 Aired June 11th, 2026
The art of conversation is not complicated. Listen carefully. Speak thoughtfully.
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The 405 Aired June 10th, 2026
O,K.writes an episode about 57 years into the future.
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The 405 Aired June 9th, 2026
1969 was not simply another year. It was a year determined to change everything at once. O.K. dedicates this episode to his friend Mike Lowney. Mentioned was Sugar Sugar by The Archies
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGcoyCOQQPE
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The 405 Aired June 8th, 2026
It's once again Jay & Joe's Motor Monday. In 1969, a motorcycle called the Honda CB-750 came along and quietly but decisively changed the way the world rode. This episode is dedicated to Mick Mikkelsen and his son Rick Mikkelsen, formerly of Mick's Honda whom sold those bikes here in Malta.
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The 405 Aired June 5th, 2026
Do you find yourself with a craving for a cardboard box? O.K. explains in this episode.
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The 405 Aired June 4th, 2026
In a world filled with opinions, preferences, arguments, and endless debates, O.K. finds a little island of agreement, in numbers. Today learn what 37 has in its back pocket.
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The 405 Aired June 3rd, 2026
Today O.K. dives into explaining the statement: If you're a good swimmer, people won't even know you're drowning.
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The 405 Aired June 1st, 2026
O.K.'s got you another Jay and Joe's Motor Monday! Today its the Volkswagen and specifically the Beetle. Plus a bonus math lesson in how to value our recent rains, priced in cattle.
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The 405 Aired May 29th, 2026
Thank God it's Friday.
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The 405 Aired May 28th, 2026
Today O.K. puts out a call for help on findng a color coded map of Phillips County, one where each color depicts which watershed drainage that water comes from. Today's main topic is Antifreeze.
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The 405 Aired May 27th, 2026
O.K.'s hankering to do an episode on antifreeze, but also has a strong desire to talk about the Dodson Dam decisions, decisions, decisions. Today it's the Dodson Dam show.
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The 405 Aired May 26th, 2026
Over the weekend, O.K. got to read allot of books with his grand daughters. Today we get a few examples cause it's fun to have fun and cause they're gooder than good.
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The 405 Aired May 25th, 2026
It's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday. O.K. started the month out with a Studebaker story, today he brings another one on the company's near 10 year history with Electric Vehicles. It all started in the year 1902, while most Americans still trusted horses more than engines...
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The 405 Aired May 22nd, 2026
So what's the deal with the black diamonds on a tape measure? Stay tuned, O.K. will get you Knowed Up!
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The 405 Aired May 21st, 2026
Today O.K.'s program is on pride, and featured in this story is someone right from our history books, Richard Milhous Nixon. Pride would both build him and break him.
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The 405 Aired May 20th, 2026
Today O.K. shares with us an interesting true story. That of Wilmer McLean, the man apparently had an ambition in life, to be left alone. History refused to cooperate.
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The 405 Aired May 19th, 2026
Abraham Lincoln and John f Kennedy, two presidents, two fathers, two leaders different centuries, different enemies. Yet echos of one, can be found in the other. And for both in a moment they were dead. Suddenly America changed too.
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The 405 Aired May 18th, 2026
It's time again for Jay and Joe's Motor Monday. Richard Petty, Plymouth, Ford, the Dodge Daytona and Plymouth Superbird all get covered in this show.
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The 405 Aired May 15th, 2026
I'm sure glad it's Friday. What do you think of Fridays?
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The 405 Aired May 14th, 2026
Today O.K. is switching from Socrates to Forrest Gump, Do you remember Bubba?
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The 405 Aired May 13th, 2026
Socrates was born around 470bc, in the city of Athens. Listen, as O.K. recounts the man's life.
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The 405 Aired May 12th, 2026
In today's show O.K. reads us lyrics fragments to/from many different 1969 era songs. It's a real fun one to listen to.
Here is that video link O.K. mentioned in the show::
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h_LD2jPDhhc
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The 405 Aired May 11th, 2026
It's Jay & Joe's Motor Monday. Today, O.K. will be highlighting the Cord Automobile, and share a bit of the Auburn Automobile Company history.
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The 405 Aired May 8th, 2026
Baseball is not just speed, it is patience. O.K. is batter up in this one!
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The 405 Aired May 7th, 2026
Today is a national day of prayer, O.K. lends some thoughts from an old timers perspective.
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The 405 Aired May 6th, 2026
Sometimes knowledge can be a cruel companion, In this short story, read by O.K, he makes the case for ignorance being bliss.
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The 405 Aired May 5th, 2026
Today its fun facts about some of your states.
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The 405 Aired May 4th, 2026
It's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday, the day we look at horsepower one Monday at a time. Today O.K. talks about the Studebaker.
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The 405 Aired May 1st, 2026
Some things that happened this day, May 1st, in other years. Plus a delightful little story.
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The 405 Aired April 30th, 2026
But where in the world did we park?
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The 405 Aired April 29th, 2026
History, all kinds of history.
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The 405 Aired April 28th, 2026
O.K. has a story, its an oldie but goody from Paul Harvey days. The boys name in school was Skinny, later he became know as Big Duke, growing up with his dog Little Duke, then on to big screen fame we still remember and love his old western movies as John Wayne.
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The 405 Aired April 27th, 2026
it's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday, this week its all about the 1964 Dodge Pickup
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The 405 Aired April 24th, 2026
Her name, well, it's Dolly Parton in today's program!
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