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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 time we can spend together.
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Episodes

The 405 Aired Aug 29th, 2025

The 1st minute or so of this program was damaged in the studio and so we pickup the story as soon as the audio could be understood. Remembering Dave McNally, Montana's own. Hats off to Seattle mariner Cal Raleigh for his historic 50 home run season, in addition to being the teams catcher. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 29, 20254 min

The 405 Aired Aug 28th, 2025

Inspiration for today's show comes from Merle Haggard's song Where No One Stands Alone https://youtu.be/EKEtl_Zkf-c The Little Girl, by John Michael Montgomery https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K1j669NVNzM Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 28, 20256 min

The 405 Aired Aug 27th, 2025

Today O.K. teaches us something about hats & caps while zooming back to 03/16/1916 and sharing in the delights of reading from the newspaper published back in the day. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 27, 20256 min

The 405 Aired Aug 25th, 2025

Peter built a truck for a man to drive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=COa3XvDV9yQ Regards Baseball, O.K. shares the infield fly rule Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 25, 20257 min

The 405 Aired Aug 22th, 2025

Baseball is our subject today, if you need a tutorial on how baseball leagues work in America, this episode is for you. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 22, 20256 min

The 405 Aired Aug 21st, 2025

Update to yesterday's story on the 1958 Kamla Jewelry Store Bee infestation. The main story for today's show comes from How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie Chapter 1. Live in day tight compartments Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 21, 20256 min

The 405 Aired Aug 20th, 2025

The word for today is A P I A R I S T, apiarist. Learn what it means, and what happened to Kamla's Jewelry store in 1958. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 20, 20256 min

The 405 Aired Aug 19th, 2025

Repeat of show from Aug 12th, the old timer Al Schultz , whom came to Malta back in 1868 by Steamboat. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 19, 20256 min

The 405 Aired Aug 18th, 2025

O.K. has gotta tell you a story. Here's to all the lonely hearts out there. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 18, 20259 min

The 405 Aired Aug 15th, 2025

Today O.K. remembers the words written and sung by Paul Williams for the movie Thunderbolt and Lightfoot. Does it help you answer the following question? Where does a fool go when he knows there's something missing? Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 15, 20253 min

The 405 Aired Aug 14th, 2025

Today O.K. compares us here in NE Montana, Phillips county to living in Mayberry, what do you think? Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 14, 20256 min

The 405 Aired Aug 13th, 2025

The fate of homesteaders in Harb, dead elephants & an update on the Al Schultz story. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 13, 20257 min

The 405 Aired Aug 12th, 2025

Recounted here by O.K. from the Yesteryear book V1 there appeared a 1937 PCN story about a local man Al Shultz, whom had come, by Steamboat, to Montana back in 1868 as a young boy... Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 12, 20256 min

The 405 Aired Aug 11th, 2025

Gayle Stahl's retirement, 1979 Newspaper stories. Then there's a mention of a young Al Schultz, when he was riding a steamboat on the Missouri and he got left behind by the woodcutters, more on that this week. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 11, 20257 min

The 405 Aired Aug 8th, 2025

Conclusion to O.K.'s tribute to Merle Haggard, the country music legend. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 08, 20256 min

Aired Aug 7th, 2025

Much more on the life of Merle Haggard. Mama Tried https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKuc4nfJByc Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 07, 20256 min

Aired Aug 6th, 2025

Continuing on from yesterdays show. Johnny Cash did a concert in San Quentin and changed Merle's life Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 06, 20256 min

Aired Aug 5th, 2025

M.R. was a 21 year old young inmate at San Quentin, hear the rest of the story and learn whom grow up to have 38 #1 hits on the music charts. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UNu_a8kEUPU Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 05, 20257 min

Aired Aug 4th, 2025

O.K. starts the week out with Baseball & a recent win for the Colorado Rockies team, how the game ended in a walk off home run & what that even means for those of us less knowledgeable in how the sport rules work. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 04, 20256 min

Aired Aug 1st, 2025

Today another song to share with you. Similar theme to yesterdays episode, no place like home. This one was written and sung by Merle Haggard https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W-ofzciulJU Click here to view the episode transcript.

Aug 01, 20256 min

Aired July 31st, 2025

An old saying goes. You don't know what you got till it's gone, Today O.K. reminds us, There's no place like home. Detroit City by Bobby Bare https://youtu.be/kIY3yx9C19w Click here to view the episode transcript.

Jul 31, 20255 min

Aired July 30th, 2025

O.K. has turned over a new leaf. Going forward the 405 will be addressing its listeners forgotten need. Jigsaw puzzles. Following the national competitions, tricks and ways to finish quickest. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Jul 30, 20257 min

Aired July 29th, 2025

O.K has started a new list. The items can be fall down funny if you read the short one liners in a fashion that the writer did not intend. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Jul 29, 20256 min

Aired July 28th, 2025

Today O.K. combined a prayer for an new upcoming bull rider star, old with current events and baseball too. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Jul 28, 20257 min

Aired July 25th, 2025

Phillips County Fair and other current events today. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Jul 25, 20256 min

Aired July 24th, 2025

O.K. unpacks a comedy show titled I'm Sorry, I Haven't a Clue and a 2013 Canadian dark comedy movie titled No Clue . Click here to view the episode transcript.

Jul 24, 20256 min

Aired July 23rd, 2025

The tragic story of Jani Lou Gibbs, an American serial killer from Cordell, Georgia. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Jul 23, 20258 min

Aired July 22th, 2025

Today's word: Irreparable, a tribute to Gary Salisbury, help us find his grave in Malta Cemetery & a prelude to tomorrows story. The attractive 35 year old housewife whom poisoned her son with rat poison. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Jul 22, 20256 min

Aired July 21st, 2025

O.K. covers some Christmas tragedies, we had back in 1967. Also he tracks down & confronts the local newspaper with some incorrect history they recently published on local history. {transcript | title: 'Click here to view the episode transcript.'}}

Jul 21, 20258 min
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