Grumpy Old Geeks People Jonathan Franzen Person Jonathan Franzen 3 mentions in 1 episode The author is discussed through an interview about writing, electronic communication, and internet culture. Mentions 32: Big butts, statistics, and hot sauce! Nov 3, 2013 1:44:01 We're talking about this interview in Scratch Magazine with Jonathan Franzen. 1:44:59 He really picks up steam and starts talking about how the internet culture is kind of ruining a lot of things. 1:47:58 Pay the fucking journalists.