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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Virginia — Christopher Cantwell’s lawyer says his client’s comments disparaging blacks and Jews is just a comedic act of a “shock jock,” comparing him to the Jewish comedian Jackie Mason. The claim was made during a four-hour bail hearing for Cantwell on Thursday night. Cantwell faces three felony charges stemming from an incident at the…

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“On 14 April 1984 a woman’s identity was shattered to pieces. Thirty-three years later we are still trying to piece it back together.” So goes the tagline for Longford theatre-maker Luke Casserly’s directorial debut, Efficacy 84, inspired by public reaction to the Kerry babies case. Casserly was not even born when two tragedies more than…

This list has been updated to include July and August releases. A lot has happened in the upper echelons of podcasting this year, and I’ve been tasked with assembling a list of the best shows released so far. In the spirit of acknowledging how bonkers this task is — finding the cream of the crop in…