Midnight Balloon
Midnight Balloon
Rodney Hom
Podcast Webby Honoree. Take a light journey into darkness. A limited-series podcast of topics you were told you'd go to hell for discussing: psychopaths, murder, ghosts, possession, cursed jewels, and more. Funny, insightful, and helpful.
Bad luck, Superstition, Bad Karma, Jinxes and Poetic Justice
Is it bad luck NOT to tell your friend you observed a shadow-man in their home? Rodney Hom shares this final personal story, revealing the unexpected and supernatural consequences of exploring the dark unknown in this podcast series.
Dec 8, 2019
25 min
Cursed Jewels, Poisons & Love Charms
A mixed bag of tricks and treats: Rodney Hom and Dr. Cathleen McCarthy discuss large, cursed diamonds; poisons as a weapon; and the temptations of love charms.
Nov 10, 2019
22 min
Sleep Paralysis, Night Terrors & Nightmares
For us, the horrors don’t end when we sleep. Dr. Cathleen McCarthy shares her ongoing experience with Sleep Paralysis. Rodney Hom shares his recurring nightmare of cockroaches and his fear of becoming one.
Oct 13, 2019
20 min
The Blue Kiss of Psychics
No one seeks out a psychic when life is good. Rodney Hom divulges his childhood memory of a Chinese psychic in Memphis. Rodney and Dr. Cathleen McCarthy reenact a famous psychic’s show. Is it real or fake? Or is caveat emptor in the eyes of the beholder?
Sep 15, 2019
25 min
Not Today, Satan!
How to nip demon possession in the bud. Rodney Hom shares his personal experiences with demon possession. Using a constructed scenario, both he and Dr. Cathleen McCarthy humorously rid a frightening spirit of it’s “immortal” coil.
Aug 20, 2019
19 min
The Cost of Seeing Ghosts
Want to see a ghost? Nothing ventured, nothing gained. Dr. Cathleen McCarthy shares her personal experiences with ghosts and offers a theory as to why they exist. Rodney Hom relentlessly tests the good doctor’s earthly convictions: If your husband were recently deceased, would you deny him your company?
Jul 14, 2019
26 min
The Bad Seed - Homicidal Kids
Is your child a deadly psychopath? Rodney Hom shares secrets of a child psychologist, discussing the therapist’s treatment of children guilty of horrific, sex crimes. Cryptic research and a famous play inform Rodney and Dr. Cathleen McCarthy as they advise on what to do if your child is a deadly psychopath. You don’t want to hear what they recommend.
Jun 16, 2019
27 min
It’s Not Murder - It’s Housekeeping
You have a dead body on your hands, you’re innocent, and you can’t call the police? A serial killer threatens both Dr. Cathleen McCarthy’s and Rodney Hom’s life: Using a constructed scenario, the good doctor instructs Rodney on how to neatly dispose of a freshly, murdered, serial-killer’s body.
Jun 16, 2019
19 min
I Married a Psychopath!
Screw that! Save yourself. Using personal confessions, affable research, and role playing, Dr. Cathleen McCarthy and Rodney Hom offer up ways to not only spot everyday psychopaths and sociopaths, but effective ways to escape them in marriage and work.
Jun 16, 2019
27 min