At the edge of an international border, at the edge of the Pacific, at the edge of innovation, community, education and discovery– “At the Edge of it All” is a University of San Diego podcast where USD experts speak on topics and stories that impact you and the broader community.
In this episode of At the Edge of It All, USD Women's Beach Volleyball head coach Derek Olson, and assistant coach Jaden Whitmarsh take us behind the scenes of the historic launch of San Diego’s first division-one beach volleyball team, starting here at USD in Spring 2027. From recruiting talent and fundraising to building on-campus sand courts and taking home silver at the FISU America Games in Peru, they reveal what it takes to build a premier program from the ground up and offer a preview of what’s in store for their inaugural 2027 season.
21 Oct 2026
Weaving Culture into Mental Health Care
In this episode of At the Edge of It All, USD Assistant Professor of Psychological Sciences, Yessica Green Rosas discusses the critical need for culturally-adaptive mental health care. Drawing from her own background as a Mexican-American, Rosas shares how tailoring evidence-based practices, such as reframing disciplining strategies to fit diverse family norms, improves care for underrepresented communities. She also outlines her current research on bridging the gap between lab-tested interventions and real-world community clinics.
14 Oct 2026
The True Value of Prediction Markets
In this episode of “At the Edge of it All", Assistant Professor of Finance Josh Della Vedova breaks down how prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi work. While an elite group of 50 traders has swept up more than $200 million over the past five years, the average trader faces steep competition from automated trading bots. Join us as Della Vedova explains why the true value of these markets might not be in getting rich, but in their surprising ability to forecast the future, and how you can potentially leverage that intelligence.
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