McHale first met Glover in 2000 at a national anti-death penalty rally in St. Louis, where the two discussed McHale's musical performance at the rally and the politics of the death penalty.  When McHale began searching for someone to do voiceover on the documentary, Glover seemed to be the perfect fit.  A call to Glover's agent sealed the deal.

McHale began work on the Amrine case while a graduate student at the University of Missouri, and he continues his advocacy for wrongly convicted death row inmates as a faculty member at Illinois State. Last year, following a showing of the documentary at the Normal Theatre and a visit to campus from Joe Amrine, McHale launched the Illinois State University Innocence Project.  The Project investigates death penalty cases for potential injustice.  According to McHale, "The Project provides a great opportunity for students to become involved in efforts like the Joe Amrine case—efforts that can really make a difference in the lives of real people." The group is currently working on the case of Dale Helmig, who they believe was wrongly convicted by the State of Missouri. 

McHale joined Illinois State's Department of Communication as an assistant professor in 2002.  His research focuses on social activism and political communication.  His most recent book, Communicating for Change: Strategies of Social and Political Advocates, focuses on examples of advocacy against the death penalty, and for university health insurance and increased environmental awareness.