How to shield my spaceship against all that deadly radiation?

Spaceships are a peculiar thing. We've got them in all forms, sizes & colours. They are everywhere and go everywhere else. carrying with them anything from music, over tractors, to foodstuffs and frozen babies... but space is vast and ~~empty~~ actually filled to the brim with all sorts of fancy exotic radiation.

Assuming we have mastered the challenges of creating nigh unlimited amounts of energy in a stable manner, as well as having figured out (smart) solutions to any other hindrance:

Q: What current-day or near-future (potential) materials/technologies can be used to shield our ships from radiation other than wraping them into meter-thick layers of lead (or ice or other stuff)?

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