The 405 Coffee Break with O.K. Solberg

Today O.K. dives into explaining the statement: If you're a good swimmer, people won't even know you're drowning.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Thank God it's Friday.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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...Click here to view the episode transcript.

So what's the deal with the black diamonds on a tape measure? Stay tuned, O.K. will get you Knowed Up!Click here to view the episode transcript.

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.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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. Click here to view the episode transcript.

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. Click here to view the episode transcript.

I'm sure glad it's Friday. What do you think of Fridays?Click here to view the episode transcript.

Today O.K. is switching from Socrates to Forrest Gump, Do you remember Bubba?Click here to view the episode transcript.

Socrates was born around 470bc, in the city of Athens. Listen, as O.K. recounts the man's life.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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_LD2jPDhhcClick here to view the episode transcript.

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.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Baseball is not just speed, it is patience. O.K. is batter up in this one!Click here to view the episode transcript.

Today is a national day of prayer, O.K. lends some thoughts from an old timers perspective.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Sometimes knowledge can be a cruel companion, In this short story, read by O.K, he makes the case for ignorance being bliss.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Today its fun facts about some of your states.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Some things that happened this day, May 1st, in other years. Plus a delightful little story.Click here to view the episode transcript.

But where in the world did we park?Click here to view the episode transcript.

History, all kinds of history.Click here to view the episode transcript.

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.Click here to view the episode transcript.

it's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday, this week its all about the 1964 Dodge PickupClick here to view the episode transcript.

Her name, well, it's Dolly Parton in today's program!Click here to view the episode transcript.

There was a man, just a man, somewhere between 75 and 80 years old. Today O.K. takes a look at the world, from his perspective.Click here to view the episode transcript.

His name was Tony Kloninger, he was known for his arm, a strong one...Click here to view the episode transcript.

Ralph Nader identified GM's Corvair as unsafe to drive in 1965, 4 months later in 1966 General Motors made a public apology, listen to the whole story. Also O.K. mentions the Tylenol scare of 1982.Click here to view the episode transcript.

It's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday. Today's best of the story is on the General Motors CorvairClick here to view the episode transcript.

This replay of Season 4, Episode 334, 1st aired Nov 30th, 2021.  In a rare appearance Todd Smith hosts The 405, friends since the fall 1964, Todd does his best to help O.K. and us the listening audience live a long and prosperous life.  Click here to view the episode transcript.

O.K. has an interesting story for you today. It highlights Chuck BerryClick here to view the episode transcript.

This program was brought to you by sorry, O.K. asks that you tell him, what the episode is about.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Today O.K. tells you about the good perfect storm that he lived through.Click here to view the episode transcript.

The games people play. Dan Snyder had an infected tooth, today hear the best of the story.Click here to view the episode transcript.

It's Jay and Joe's Motor Monday and today O.K. has the real Best of the Story on muscle cars, before they faded away into automotive history.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Update to the Vicky Lawrence story, some weeks back on the 405 we aired a show about her, this adds allot of background to how Carol Burnett discovered Vicky. She was on the Carol Burnett show for the full 11 seasons, and had a #1 hit song too.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OkralgeB00oClick here to view the episode transcript.

Today's feature story is that of Catherine Elliott, whom not only road her horse across America to get here, soon after she arrived in Malta on July 23rd, 1956 she started a Taxi service that served our community for many years.Click here to view the episode transcript.

The word today is Obtuse, a whole different cat. If you had to choice between 3, which would it be stupid, ignorant or obtuse?Click here to view the episode transcript.

Gonna have to call this one the Flat Tire Doughnut show!Click here to view the episode transcript.

It's time again for another Jay and Joe's Motor Monday. Today's show is on the Rambler Scrambler, AMC's one true muscle car built in 1969.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Today is Good Friday, just before Easter and O.K. takes us through 4 different passages from the bible discussing Jesus during that time of his crucifixion.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Today O.K. highlights man's return to the moon with the launch of NASA's Artemis II moon mission.Click here to view the episode transcript.

O.K. zooms back to when the Vietnam war drafts was taking place, and then how suddenly in 1975 that ended in the U.S.A. Click here to view the episode transcript.

Back in 1966 on the Country & Western charts was the #1 hit sung by David Houston, titled Almost Persuaded.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKmVgaqmRFQAlso covered is Marty Robbins titled My Woman, My Woman, My Wife. Links below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gZ1LfqEb-wClick here to view the episode transcript.

It's Jay & Joe's Motor Monday and today we're gonna be looking at the American Motors Company.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Today O.K.'s gonna tell you about morale.Click here to view the episode transcript.

Today is Baseball's opening day, and O.K. tells us about Don Larson, a mediocre baseball player whom found greatness once upon a time.Click here to view the episode transcript.