Today’s episode I recorded on a drive to nowhere in particular with my good friend, David Barr.

David is a founding member of the Lockhart Philosophy Club, has a radio show called Password on KLKT, and has an excellent dog named Buddy. Those are 3 facts about David.

Recently I discovered that David and I have something in common. We’re both fans of big aimless walks or drives. The wandering and discovery, moment by moment, is the point. Rather than getting from point A to point B.

If I ever had an excuse to make a podcast that is long, raw, and meandering, this is it.

You can think of this podcast as inspiration for your own aimless walk or drive, or as the ambient backtrack for it.

Today on Clockmaster’s Hour, I’m hanging out with Samuel Grey Horse. I met Samuel through the Lockhart cemetery tour, where he’ll be playing an Indigenous character this October. He invited me out to his ranch and sweat lodge so we could spend some time together and start building some trust around the project. Samuel has been an Austin local legend for years, and after nearly two years in Lockhart, I’m really glad I’m getting a chance to know him better.

Today’s guests are Austin and Taylor Burge, the owners of Chaparral Coffee and Chaparral Cantina on the Lockhart Square. Taylor also serves on the Lockhart City Council.

Ok I might be a compulsive recorder.

Phone calls, live performances at the Baker, nature sounds, conversations, field recordings, half-formed skits that got abandoned, interviews… this is the kitchen sink thrown in…. Experimental and for the adventurous only.

Today’s short podcast is also something of a plug for an organization that I think is extremely worthwhile for anyone with an interest in their family history, the history of the caldwell county, or the history of Texas for that matter. I’m talking about the Genealogical and Historical Society of Caldwell County, of which I became an official member today.

Peggy Engledow is a librarian and researcher at the Historical Society, which is located in the back of the Luling Public Library. She is also the author of Bad Boys of Caldwell County, which is now on its third volume.

Today’s guest is Jodi Fischer. Jodi is the pastor of Old Lytton Springs Church in the unincorporated community of Lytton Springs, about 10 miles north of Lockhart.

Today’s guests are Sara Barr, Layne Tanner, and Jessica Rutland, the founding women of Lockhart Arts and Craft, which was a music venue, a bar, a multipurpose space, and a lot of different things to a lot of different people on the Lockhart square from 2017 until 2025.

Sandy and Cheryl Dozier talk about their roots in Lockhart, why it’s good not to be a jerk, and how photography connected them more deeply to their community. We also talk about Lockhart’s rapid change and why they’re not pulling their hair out about it.

My guest today is Doug DeGirolamo. Doug is the Artistic Director of the Gaslight-Baker Theatre here in Lockhart and most recently directed its production of The Hunchback of Notre Dame.

Today’s guest is Luca Newkirk.

Luca apprenticed at Lockhart's now-closed Southwest Museum of Clocks and Watches from 2023 until its closure in 2025. She now operates Central Time Clock Repair Company alongside Lazarus Dugas, serving the horological needs of Caldwell County.

Luca was also the star and central subject of my film Clockmaster, which documented the museum during its final year of operation.

While many of these conversations on Clockmaster’s Hour are with old-timers, I'm just as interested in the threads that connect one generation to the next. Luca is part of that weave.