National Day of Listening
Terms of UseUsers of the National Day of Listening collection at Entertonement.com are bound by the Entertonement Terms of Service and covered by the Entertonement Privacy Policy. We recommend that you review these terms before uploading your interview to be sure that you are comfortable with them.
The National Day of Listening collection at Entertonement.com 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. Entertonement is not a repository for interviews facilitated and recorded by StoryCorps, and we ask that you do not upload your StoryCorps interview here.
Any audio content or other information that you upload to Entertonement.com becomes publicly available and can be listened to by anyone, anywhere in the world. You should obtain permission from all participants (including a parent or guardian if the participant is under 18) before uploading any audio.
User generated interviews recorded as part of the National Day of Listening and uploaded onto www.entertonement.com/nationaldayoflistening are not recorded, archived, monitored, produced, protected or endorsed by StoryCorps. StoryCorps expressly disclaims any and all liability in connection with user submissions.
Frequently Asked Questions:
What is the connection between StoryCorps and the National Day of Listening?
The National Day of Listening is an effort by StoryCorps to encourage, instruct, and inspire people to record conversations with loved ones. StoryCorps creates and distributes free literature, including the Do-It-Yourself guide available at www.nationaldayoflistening.org to help people with the interview process that is at the heart of the National Day of Listening.
Will National Day of Listening interviews be archived at the Entertonement site?
No. The National Day of Listening collection is not an archive. Rather, it is a place for you to easily upload and share self-recorded stories with your family and listen to each other online. The site cannot guarantee that your material will be preserved for future generations, it is neither private nor strongly protected, and it does not have the benefit of being logged, tagged, and researchable, as does archived material.
We encourage people to safeguard the interviews they record at home, as the recordings are likely to become family heirlooms. We recommend making copies, storing them in safe places--perhaps even a safety deposit box.
Will interviews posted to the Entertonement site be archived at the Library of Congress?
No. Only interviews recorded with StoryCorps, on StoryCorps' professional equipment that are logged, tagged for research purposes, with signed a release form, can be archived in the StoryCorps collection at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. To learn how you can participate in the StoryCorps project, please visit www.storycorps.net.
Will interviews posted on this site be considered for broadcast on Morning Edition or to be posted to the StoryCorps website?
No. We hope you will share these important self-recorded stories with family and friends, but we cannot consider Do-It-Yourself interviews for broadcast. We do not have the capacity to review, process, or produce any stories unless they are recorded as part of the StoryCorps project on StoryCorps equipment. Moreover, we cannot vouch for proper audio quality or permissions with Do-It-Yourself interviews
Will StoryCorps provide support for the National Day of Listening collection on this site?
StoryCorps does not provide technical support for content uploaded to National Day of Listening collection hosted by Entertonement. Please contact customer service at Entertonement at support@entertonement.com.
Does StoryCorps have the ability to remove content?
StoryCorps does not monitor the content uploaded to Entertonement and is not able to modify or delete user submissions. Concerns about content uploaded to Entertonement.com can be sent to support@entertonement.com.
Why can't I upload my StoryCorps interview to this site
If you recorded your interview with StoryCorps and signed a release form for your StoryCorps interview, you have the benefit of having your interview archived for many generations to come at the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. StoryCorps interviews are logged, tagged for research purposes, and conducted in a professional studio environment. StoryCorps strongly encourages you to make copies of your interview for your friends and family, but discourages you from uploading your StoryCorps interview to any sites on the Internet, since we cannot currently provide a secure environment that protects your privacy, our copyright, and other concerns. If we seem overly cautious with StoryCorps interviews, it is because we must preserve them. Our protections do not apply to any audio files uploaded by users onto the Internet, including the Entertonement site.
