Just "Thanks" is adequate
Yes, I admit it. I have an odd relationship with the English language, compared to the vast majority of Americans. It could even be characterized as a "self-contradictory" relationship; I realize that language is an ever-changing structure and find the works on the American language written by the late H. L. Mencken convincing; but at the same time, I feel that, in both spoken and written language, there is value to maintaining some standards over time. These two views are often hard to hold simultaneously, but I manage.
I cringe when people who are otherwise quite articulate use a form of "lay" when they should be using "lie." I believe there is value to avoiding─in any circumstance─any statement that has two possible interpretations. In the past couple of years, possibly longer, people who are guests on radio programs, when thanked by the host or hostess for their participation, answer about 90% of the time with "Thanks for having me" or, even worse, "Thanks for having me on." Now, both of those responses have two possible meanings: the first being sexual and the second being masochistic. To be grateful for someone's tricking you seems self-deprecating. If one insists on saying more than "Thanks," there are dozens of ways to express appreciation for the opportunity to appear on a radio (or television) program. Use your imaginations, people!
I cringe when people who are otherwise quite articulate use a form of "lay" when they should be using "lie." I believe there is value to avoiding─in any circumstance─any statement that has two possible interpretations. In the past couple of years, possibly longer, people who are guests on radio programs, when thanked by the host or hostess for their participation, answer about 90% of the time with "Thanks for having me" or, even worse, "Thanks for having me on." Now, both of those responses have two possible meanings: the first being sexual and the second being masochistic. To be grateful for someone's tricking you seems self-deprecating. If one insists on saying more than "Thanks," there are dozens of ways to express appreciation for the opportunity to appear on a radio (or television) program. Use your imaginations, people!