Episode 5

TALES FROM THE BLUE COAST - "RACHAEL"

Published on: 6th June, 2025

‘Rachael’ moved to the South of France after her marriage ended. A mother of five, in this podcast she opens up about her difficult past including sexual abuse and struggles with alcohol, depression and domestic violence, eventually resulting in her arrest. After several years’ experience of the British criminal justice system, Rachael found solace and a sense of community in Nice. Please be aware that this podcast contains explicit language and distressing descriptions of abuse, self harm and suicide. If you are likely to be upset by such content, please do not listen.

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About the Podcast

Tales From The Blue Coast
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Patsi Mackenzie, a writer and broadcaster from the Outer Hebrides of Scotland, spends much of the year on the French Riviera. Captivated by the city of Nice and the people who - like her – go there once and then never want to leave.

In the summer of 2024, Patsi began recording snapshot conversations in English on the Côte d’Azur. Her guests cover a wide range of ages, professions and backgrounds. From musicians and historians, to chefs and teachers. All with one thing in common; a devotion to the Riviera. Their personal stories are revealed in these gently probing podcasts, recorded against the lively backdrop of Nice. The show also travels the coast, taking in contributors who work in some of its other popular towns such as Antibes and Monaco.

Informative, amusing and at times deeply moving, these individual stories are both a love letter to the French Riviera … and an invite to visit it, at least once in a lifetime.

Tales from the Blue Coast launches summer 2025 on all supporting apps.

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Patricia Mackenzie

Patsi is a writer and broadcaster from the Isle of Lewis in the Outer Hebrides of Scotland. She has worked in radio and television production since leaving school, and has run the award winning independent production company, Sorbier Productions, since 2005.
She is currently a full-time screenwriter.
Patsi spends much of the year in Nice where these podcasts are recorded. Funny, poignant and revealing personal stories of others who like their host, have made a home in the South of France.