StoryCorps encourages Americans to set aside time on November 28th, 2008, to record a conversation with an older relative or another family member, a friend, a neighbor, or any person with a story to share—perhaps a soldier who has returned home or a client at a local soup kitchen—as part of the National Day of Listening. To help people honor and celebrate one another's lives through listening, StoryCorps has created a simple tool kit of easy to use instructions, pointers, and sample questions at nationaldayoflistening.org

The National Day of Listening is an effort by StoryCorps to encourage, instruct, and inspire people to record conversations with friends and loved ones. Interviews recorded as part of the National Day of Listening and uploaded on this website are not recorded, archived, monitored, produced, protected or endorsed by StoryCorps. This site has been created for the sole purpose of allowing the uploading of self-recorded National Day of Listening interviews to share them with friends and family. Please be sure to read the terms of service linked below.