Play audio from a specified folder/file instead of subscribed podcast

So, here are a few tests with folders with one type of file (n<=25 files):

  1. *.mp3 → files visible, files playable with proper “episode” screen incl. embeded image
  2. *.opus → invisible, therefore not playable
  3. *.m4b → invisible (a pity, because m4b is a dedicated format, M4B File Extension - What is an .m4b file and how do I open it?)
    3a) renamed *.m4b to *.mp4 → visible, playable but some files no nice episode screen (conversion seems to loose audio book information?)
  4. (other, native) *.m4a → visible, playable with nice “episode” screen

Alright, seems opus and m4b have issues. Anything else I can do to support figuring this out?