On Episode #13 of “CAN YOU HEAR ME, LONG BEACH?” Long Beach Comic Con is happening again, Aug. 31 – Sept. 1, though it will be a first for Samantha Strelitz, a Long Beach native who plays Mary-Beth Gaskill on the very successful Red Dead Redemption 2. How successful? It pulled in better than $725 million its first weekend of release. Strelitz, who now lives in New York, talked about the making of RDR2, how it led to an additional career as a gaming commentator, the ins and outs of dating a gamer and what’s the first thing she does when she gets back to the beach.

Curtis Herod, Samantha Strelitz and Steve Lowery. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.

Gaming and pop culture commentator Curtis Herod, who took part in the Strelitz interview, sticks around to talk about what makes Long Beach Comic Con different, and better, than some other similar productions, as well as what he’s looking forward to seeing.

Asia Morris and Steve Lowery talk about things to do this weekend as well as breakfast beards.

1:56 Samantha Strelitz talks about her acting career and being in Red Dead Redemption 2

7:45 How do you correctly pronounce “Strelitz”

11:00 How dating gamers impacted Strelitz’ career

15:05 Sam is going to be at Long Beach Comic Con

30:22 Sam’s Long Beach cred and shout outs

34:34 Long Beach Comic Con is coming this weekend and Curtis tells us whats up

43:15 What’s happening this weekend and breakfast ethics with Steve and Asia

45:55 Don’t tell me about your cornhole

53:05 The answer is toasted flax seeds

57:09 What “dead red” means