Loopholes - A podcast investigating the breakdowns and breakthroughs in circular systems and infrastructure
Hosted by Sphere’s own Kate Dryden & Justin Frank from Goterra
There’s a gap between how things should work and how they do. That’s where Loopholes lives. From circular economy hacks to climate tech workarounds, Loopholes is the podcast for people who ask:
What if the problem isn’t the system—but the assumptions holding it together?
Each episode, Justin Frank, a renegade waste innovator, and Kate Dryden, a strategist reshaping environmental infrastructure, speak with the disruptors, designers and policy shapers who are finding elegant workarounds to some of the planet’s messiest challenges.
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Season One of Loopholes features 6 episodes with bold thinkers and industry leaders, dropping weekly.
Tune in as we explore the cracks in our systems—and the people turning them into possibilities.
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Meet your hosts
Justin Frank (Goterra) and Kate Dryden (Sphere Infrastructure) come from opposite ends of the climate economy—one from the ground up, the other from the policy in.
In Loopholes, they combine forces to explore what happens when infrastructure meets innovation, and regulation runs up against reality. This collaboration between Goterra and Sphere brings together sharp strategy, messy systems, and the people reshaping them from the inside out.
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Co-founder & Partner
Kate is a Principal at Sphere
Infrastructure, where she works at the intersection of climate strategy, policy design, and infrastructure delivery. With a background in government and industry, she’s a systems thinker with a sharp eye for what's missing in the mainstream narrative.
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CCO Goterra
Justin is the Chief Commercial Officer at Goterra, known for his straight-talking style and big-picture thinking. He’s spent years turning waste problems into circular solutions, using insects and innovation to challenge how things have always been done.
Episode 1 - The FOGO Gap
Guest - Tony Chappel, CEO - EPA NSW
In this episode, we speak with Tony Chappel, CEO of the NSW Environment Protection Authority, about the gap between ambition and delivery in Australia’s food organics and garden organics (FOGO) strategy.
Why is rolling out FOGO harder than it looks? What’s holding councils and infrastructure providers back? And how do we turn policy momentum into practical outcomes?
Tony unpacks the regulatory, cultural, and market challenges behind the FOGO rollout—and why closing the gap matters for Australia’s climate, economy, and communities.
Expect conversations that:
Expose contradictions in policy, planning, and public systems
Spotlight under-the-radar innovations and unexpected alliances
Decode the fine print of the climate economy—without the spin
Invite bold thinking grounded in real-world complexity
Want to be a guest on the show?
Are you challenging the status quo in waste, water, energy, or infrastructure?
Do you see the loopholes others miss—and turn them into bold, practical solutions?
We're looking for industry leaders, innovators, and system shapers who aren’t afraid to talk about the hard stuff: what’s broken, what’s working, and what needs to change.
If that’s you, we’d love to hear from you.
Podcast Credits
Production & Comms - Jessica Evans
Creative & Marketing - Kate Hurst
Hosts - Justin Frank & Kate Dryden
Concept - Olympia Yarger
Recording - Brightside Studios