# Deep Dive with Michael Lewis on Devotion

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Podcast: [Kelly Corrigan Wonders](https://stenobird.com/podcast/kelly-corrigan-wonders-1318374)
Published: 2026-07-14T08:01:00+00:00
Episode link: http://www.kellycorrigan.com
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## Resource

Michael Lewis went looking for the people holding this country together and found something he didn't expect — not just competence, but a kind of devotion so pure it made him want to keep writing about it. In the second episode of our Unsung series, Kelly sits down with one of the greatest storytellers alive to talk about what he's discovered inside the federal government, why the material keeps pulling him back, and what it means to dedicate your life to a problem nobody else thought was worth solving. Also: the story of how a one-man play about his daughter came to be — and why actor Jason Bateman was involved before Michael had written a single word. This episode was recorded in front of a live audience at Partnership for Public Service. Check out Michael's book Who Is Government? The Untold Story of Public Service To connect with Kelly and get a list of her weekly takeaways, join Kelly's  free Substack .

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