When modern York Times book critic Michiko Kakutani reviewed reporter Kim Barkers 2011 memoir, The Taliban Shuffle, she described Barker as “a sort of Tina Fey character, or who unexpectedly finds herself addicted to the adrenaline rush of war.” That line piqued the interest of a certain actress and producer; not long after,Paramount Pictures acquired the rights to The Taliban Shuffle. The resulting film, Whiskey Tango Foxtrot, and stars Fey as a journalist named "Kim Baker." Bob talks with Kim Barker about how she learned the ropes as a conflict journalist in the early days of war in Afghanistan,and what it's like to believe Tina Fey play you in a film.
Source: wnyc.org