And one of the things that draws thoughtful guests to "Fresh Air" is the knowledge that Ms. Gross is among that ever smaller number of broadcasters who is both interested in the world and prepared for her guests.
The editorial reins were handed to Chris Feik, the softly-spoken George Clooney of Black Inc: tall, wry, perpetually amused, Feik brought a book editor's sensibility to the periodical; drawing thoughtful, original work from his authors while remaining less visible than his predecessor.
Nick Hasted draws on thoughtful sessions with Ray and Dave Davies in You Really Got Me: The Story of the Kinks (Omnibus, £19.95).
They have drawn some thoughtful responses.This latest gathering in Amman (pictured) was as memorable for what was left unsaid as for what was said.
The enthralling hard-bop horn chase on Soulstice draws a thoughtful, bittersweet alto solo from Bartz - though the saxophonist sounds rather as though he doesn't want to spend too much time in the spotlight.
He was indeed a radical in the 1960s and – although the subjects that drew his thoughtful rage and formidable energy varied in the course of his life – a radical he remained.
Our call for submissions for how the Tappan Zee Bridge — due to be replaced — might be reimagined as a walkway and/or park drew some thoughtful suggestions, including an "edible bridge," a "Bridge of Flowers" and a call to demolish the thing.
He has started a new Facebook page, Peace in the Middle East, which he hopes will draw a more thoughtful - or at least book-buying - crowd.
Make thoughtful decisions.
A drawing or a copy of a drawing is thoughtful but basically worthless in most people's eyes, a meal or money is much more worthwhile.
