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Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast: anti-transgender show

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast is an anti-transgender podcast produced by member of Critical Therapy Antidote.

Hosts

The show has had a revolving cast of hosts who are members, including:

  • Michael Olan
  • Val Thomas
  • Jaco van Zyl
  • Christine Sefein Wolk

Guests

Guests have included many key figures in anti-trans activism, including Bret Alderman, Sasha Ayad, Leslie Elliot Boyce, Colette Colfer, Tim Courtois, Ute Heggen, Stella O’Malley, Carole Sherwood, and Stephanie Winn. They also posted a series of interviews with unaccepting parents of trans children, including “Charlotte,” “Dee,” “Diana Forest,” “Lydia,” and “Suzannah.” They also interviewed ex-trans activist Camille Kiefel and conservative trans therapist Zander Keig.

  • “Charlotte”
  • “Dee”
  • “Diana Forest” 
  • “George” of TheTinMen
  • Georgie J”. of TheTinMen
  • “Lydia”
  • “Suzannah Alexander”
  • “Suzannah” 
  • Susie Bennett 
  • Naomi Epps Best
  • Leslie Elliot Boyce
  • Michael Dewan-Herrick
  • Birgit Ewald
  • Amy Gallagher 
  • Ben Harris
  • Ute Heggen
  • Lauren Holt 
  • Jenny Lindsay
  • Carob Marcelle
  • Dina McMillan
  • Kirsty Miller
  • Jon Mills 
  • Piers Newman
  • Philip Pellegrino 
  • Kevin Ray
  • Dennis Relojo-Howell 
  • Anthony Rispo
  • Ryan Rogers

Episodes

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Michael Olan and Anthony Rispo (Sep 21, 2025). An Era of Identity Fusion | When People Become Their Groups w/ Anthony Rispo. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EpqiWnuPLsE

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Michael Olan, Christine Sefein Wolk and Naomi Epps Best (Sep 6, 2025). Whistleblower in Training | Saying “No” to Indoctrination in Therapy w/ Naomi Epps Best. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pU_3vM8aNTA

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Christine Sefein Wolk and Kevin Ray (Aug 22, 2025). The Show is Cancelled | The “Woke” Take Over of Theater | w/ Director, Kevin Ray. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4YFNUnpKRdk

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Michael Olan, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Michael Dewan-Herrick (Aug 11, 2025). From Sci-Fi to AI | A New Age in Mental Health w/ Michael Dewan-Herrick of Attention Bazaar. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YbNEHQTTMlo

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Michael Olan and “George” of TheTinMen (Aug 2, 2025). Our Culture Really Fails to Understand Men’s Mental Health | TheTinMen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xog5PYHaFy4

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Christine Sefein Wolk and Leslie Elliot Boyce (Jul 28, 2025). When A Professor and Student Agree Pt. 2 w/ Leslie Elliot Boyce. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKR2I1VN2NQ

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Christine Sefein Wolk, Michael Olan, and Leslie Elliot Boyce (Jul 15, 2025). When A Professor and A Student Agree Pt. 1 – The “Woke” Take Over of Therapy Training. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIlykxs4hzk

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Susie Bennett (Jul 13, 2025). A Chord of Pain | Speaking with Male Suicide Researcher, Dr. Susie Bennett. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0JVFU5c6Lmk

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and “Georgie J”. of TheTinMen (Jun 21, 2025). Critical Therapy Antidote Meets | TheTinMen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N6dJEW3kDDI

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and “Georgie J”. of TheTinMen (Jun 8, 2025). Post-Feminism: How We Can Help Men. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAWw_OeXFJI

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Jenny Lindsay. (May 25, 2025). A Schism in Feminism: Surviving the Hounders, With Jenny Lindsay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWOYFuacxvM

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Ute Heggen (Apr 30, 2025). Escaping the Closet Behind the Closet | Speaking with Trans Widow, Ute Heggen. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6seecgRV9pE

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Ryan Rogers (Mar 22, 2025). Forcing Therapists to be “Woke” Activists | with Ryan Rogers. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j5Zqjluxr4o

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Michael Olan (Feb 11, 2025). The Bad Therapy Series | S3 E6 – When Being A Parent Is No Longer Apparent. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1nnPk6W4ycw

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Michael Olan (Jan 23, 2025). The Bad Therapy Series | S3 E5 – A Coddling Culture and A Challenge Free Therapy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OjZvnmxPh38

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Michael Olan (Dec 26, 2024). The Bad Therapy Series | S3 E4 – The “Surveylance” of Childhood Education. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6rZbcz2G3bs

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Michael Olan (Nov 29, 2024). The Bad Therapy Series | S3 E3 – When the Student Body Keeps the Score. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsYHzhx3sMU

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Michael Olan (Oct 29, 2024). The Bad Therapy Series | S3 E2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFlpy4eWGZQ

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Michael Olan (Oct 3, 2024). The Bad Therapy Series | S3 E1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F3iJIKXbyPw

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and “Suzannah Alexander” (May 26, 2024). Psychological abuse in Woke counselling training | with Suzannah Alexander. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pQcVAp-VKyE

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Camille Kiefel (Apr 28, 2024). From malpractice to detransitioning | Camille Kiefel. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KM0rFn6BKj4

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and “Suzannah” (Apr 21, 2024). Parents who Survived the Gender Cult | Part 5 | Suzannah. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxyo-RMyXr8

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and “Dee” (Apr 7, 2024). Parents who Survived the Gender Cult | Part 4 | Dee. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Ir3YfQmiw

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and “Diana Forest” (Apr 1, 2024). Parents who Survived the Gender Cult | Part 3 | Diana Forest. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IF0ZyDZHy-0

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and “Charlotte” (Mar 24, 2024). Parents who Survived the Gender Cult | Part 2 | Charlotte. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QfSkv3-ubs

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and “Lydia” (Mar 18, 2024). Parents who Survived the Gender Cult | Part 1 | Lydia. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c4sfBlIei9s

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Lucas Klein (Mar 10, 2024). Psychoanalysis gone rogue: The Holmes Report | with Dr. Lucas Klein – Part 4 Conclusion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhlotbnvMQg

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl and Christine Sefein Wolk (Mar 3, 2024). Our Commitment to the Healing Ethos of Psychotherapy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YkcAsWnEtZI

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Birgit Ewald (Feb 4, 2024). Cynical Therapies Book: Birgit Ewald – Therapeutic Presence vs CSJ. Ep. 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZR_IUxA5W04

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Bret Alderman (Jan 21, 2024). A Mythical Analysis of Deconstruction | with Bret Alderman. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dJIHehO4u0M

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Lauren Holt (Dec 17, 2023). On the state of Woke counselling training | with Lauren Holt. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g0DY8_9sX_s

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Lucas Klein (Dec 3, 2023). Psychoanalysis gone rogue: The Holmes Report | with Dr. Lucas Klein – Part 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y_-kPm4eZ1U

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Amy Gallagher (Nov 26, 2023). Amy Gallagher on the Politicisation of Psychotherapy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op7CyO1niVk

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl and Jon Mills (Nov 20, 2023). Narcissistic large-group regression within Psychoanalysis | Prof. Jon Mills. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-mT_CFdAeQ

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Carole Sherwood (Nov 18, 2023). Dr. Carole Sherwood on the Politicisation of Therapy. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2hGZMKWFYY

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Howard S. Schwartz (Nov 5, 2023). Political Correctness from a former student of Marcuse’s | with Dr. Howard S. Schwartz. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybZ6zqBfEYc

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Lucas Klein (Oct 25, 2023). Psychoanalysis gone rogue: The Holmes Report | with Dr. Lucas Klein – Part 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12vguQgJAZE

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Lucas Klein (Oct 1, 2023). Psychoanalysis gone rogue: The Holmes Report | with Dr. Lucas Klein – Part 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJpdSEpYm54

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Lucas Klein (Sep 24, 2023). The Woke as a narcissistically regressed large-group | with Dr. Lucas Klein – S2E7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7O6lN5se2wI

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Carob Marcelle (Sep 10, 2023). A grassroots approach to de-indoctrinating children | with Carob Marcelle – S2E6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vW76O5-tW_0

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Bonnie Snyder (Aug 27, 2023). Saving American education from ideological indoctrination | with Dr. Bonnie Snyder – S2E5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=az-FjPiIUa4

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Zander Keig (Aug 13, 2023). On the Complex Nature of Transgenderism | with Zander Keig – S2E4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MT1SPSDNv3c

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, Val Thomas, and Carole Sherwood (Aug 6, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Drs. Val Thomas and Carole Sherwood – Concluding reflections. Ep. 16. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6X46oKoMwsA

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Philip Pellegrino (Jul 30, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Dr. Philip Pellegrino – CBT and CSJ are incompatible. Ep. 15. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOisxQyVEwk

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Stephanie Winn (Jul 26, 2023). Irreversible Harm of Gender-Affirming Care | with Stephanie Winn – S2E3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ep_bdGb7210

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl and Colette Colfer (Jul 23, 2023). On the religious character of Gender Ideology | with Colette Colfer – S2E2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QCRDeT-XXVI

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Leslie Elliott (Jul 16, 2023). Ideological cruelty in counselling (mis)education | with Leslie Elliott – S2E1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPbBX7SquhM

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl and Christine Sefein Wolk (Jun 20, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Christine Sefein – Miseducation of Psychotherapists. Ep. 14. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d73H7MuU4xA

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Tim Courtois (Jun 11, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Tim Courtois – CSJ Indoctrination in Sexuality Education. Ep. 13. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WH5UCA1YZoE

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Kirsty Miller (Jun 4, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Kirsty Miller – From Helping to Hating. Ep. 12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Kus1fELVfBI

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Nick Opyrchal (May 28, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Nick Opyrchal – Ep. 11. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6k8dKpFHYj0

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Piers Newman (May 21, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Piers Newman – Ep. 10. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MSSC3a3B1ZY

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Jon Mills (May 14, 2023). Prof. Jon Mills: On White Supremacy and Professionalism. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aScXj49anK4

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Nina Silander(Apr 30, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Nina Silander – Ep. 9. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ABHRBHZTHUA

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, Stella O’Malley, and Sasha Ayad (Apr 23, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Stella O’Malley and Sasha Ayad – Ep. 8. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YfStRJLZB44

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Bret Alderman (Apr 16, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Bret Alderman – Ep. 7. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZgwHDHCxLQ

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Val Thomas (Apr 12, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Val Thomas – CSJ and the Therapeutic Relationship – Ep. 6. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeRB0Hxr7uE

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Ben Harris (Apr 2, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Ben Harris – Ep. 5. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dT4qBk3_kEA

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Dennis Relojo-Howell (Mar 26, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Dennis Relojo-Howell – Ep. 4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zL9AwEfw2BU

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Val Thomas (Mar 19, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Val Thomas – Ep. 3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=urSDZsyMdW0

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Christine Sefein Wolk and Dina McMillan (Mar 19, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Dina McMillan – Ep. 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLV8dxByKlQ

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Jaco van Zyl, Christine Sefein Wolk, and Carole Sherwood (Mar 12, 2023). Cynical Therapies Book: Carole Sherwood – Ep. 1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KN6_xiDnHGo

Critical Therapy Antidote Podcast with Val Thomas (Mar 5, 2023). CTA Podcast Introduction. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4uMi7SXyOY

Resources

YouTube (youtube.com)