[rosnd]

How come? Informants like Sabu have to work very closely with their handlers, these guys probably spent countless hours sitting next to each other, working together as some kind of a team.

It's not like this is an unique story either, Maksym Popov comes to mind.

[lake_vincent]

Like the other commenter said, it's the podcast part that I find funny. A hacker and special agent, natural enemies, becoming BFF'S and making a podcast together sounds like the premise of a Netflix show, hence the Oniony nature of the headline

[matai_kolila]

Yeah, but "podcast" kind of throws it a bit...

[rosnd]

Which is also a pretty standard career move for federal LEOs.

[MonkeyMalarky]

A modernized "Former Navy Seal writes tell-all book"?

[rosnd]

Yep, all this being a necessary part of establishing an "expert" persona for future TV talking head gigs (and occasional consulting when you find a big enough idiot).

[matai_kolila]

IMO that's hilarious, the visual of these gruff, no nonsense guys who probably spent days saying nothing and now they won't shut up lol...