- By Nidhi Giri
- Sun, 16 Mar 2025 08:19 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
US-based podcaster Lex Fridman is slated to drop a three-hour-long conversation with Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday evening. On Saturday, PM Modi, in a post on X , described the podcast as a “fascinating conversation" and said it covered diverse topics. Lex Fridman, who is also an AI researcher, described the podcast as “one of the most powerful conversations" of his life. PM Modi’s podcast with Fridman was announced on January 19. This will be PM Modi’s second podcast appearance, following his debut on People by WTF, hosted by Zerodha co-founder Nikhil Kamath.
In February, Lex Fridman called PM Modi “one of the most fascinating human beings" he had ever studied.
It was indeed a fascinating conversation with @lexfridman, covering diverse topics including reminiscing about my childhood, the years in the Himalayas and the journey in public life.
— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) March 15, 2025
Do tune in and be a part of this dialogue! https://t.co/QaJ04qi1TD
Who Is Lex Fridman?
Lex Fridman, a research scientist, hosts his own podcast by the name ‘Lex Fridman Podcast’. Also an American computer scientist, Lex Fridman has been hosting the Lex Fridman Podcast since 2018, interviewing prominent figures from science, technology, sports, and politics. According to Fridman’s official website, Fridman has been a research scientist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) since 2015.
In 2019, Fridman gained attention when Elon Musk praised his MIT study, which claimed drivers stayed focused using Tesla’s semi-autonomous system. However, the study was criticised by AI experts and lacked peer review.
In the past, Fridman has invited several personalities from various walks of life to his podcast, discussing issues ranging from complex niches to other areas of mass understanding.
Some of the prominent figures whom Fridman has spoken to on his podcast include US President Donald Trump, Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Argentinian Prime Minister Javier Milei, along with several other leading personalities such as Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Jeff Bezos, Sam Altman, Magnus Carlson, and Yuval Noah Harari.